# Accident 20030408004539A: Amtr CARTERCOPTER, Olney, TX, April 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Olney, TX
- Airport: Olney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3547° N, 98.8167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3547&lon=-98.8167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cartercopters CARTERCOPTER (registry code 05606CO, https://openairdocs.org/model/cartercopters-cartercopter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CARTERCOPTER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030408004539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON APRIL 8, 2003, AT 1545 LOCAL TIME, A CARTERCOPTER GYROPLANE, N121CC, OWNED AND OPERATED BY CARTERCOPTER LLC, OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WHEELS UP LANDING AT THE OLNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ONY). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER WERE NOT INJURED. THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ONY AT 15:30. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON PREVENTING REOCCURENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA125), Apr 8, 2003: CarterCopter Prototype (N121CC), Olney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was his diverted attention.

## Other reports on N121CC (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050617014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617014759A), Jun 17, 2005: Amtr CARTERCOPTER (N121CC), Olney, TX, Destroyed. (-23) During taxi PIC engaged pre-rotor and the aircraft became uncontrollable.
- [Incident 20011028033149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028033149I), Oct 28, 2001: Amtr CARTERCOPTER (N121CC), Olney, TX, Minor damage. (-23) This operation involved a taxi test without the intent to fly an experimental carter copter, inc., gyrocopter, N121CC, in pre-flight development. During…
- [Accident 20010429009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429009799A), Apr 29, 2001: N121CC, Olney, TX, No damage. (-23)On 04/29/2001, a cartercopter experimental gyrocraft, was conducting a test flight over flight over runway 17 at Olney Municipal Airport, Olney, Texas,…
- [Accident 20010325007189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010325007189A), Mar 25, 2001: N121CC, Olney, TX, No damage. (-23)On 3/25/2001, at 1135 am CDT, a gyrocopter, N121CC, owned by cartercopters LLC, 5720 seymour way, wichita falls, Texas 76310 lost dirctional control…
- [Accident 20001213027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213027729A), Dec 13, 2000: Amtr CARTERCOPTER (N121CC), Olney, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 13, 2000, at 1700 CST, a Cartercopter, N121CC, owned by Cartercopter LLC. Overshot the end of the runway after landing on a test flight.…
- [Accident 19991216036969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991216036969A), Dec 16, 1999: N121CC, Olney, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 16, 1999, at 1045 central standard time, a cartercopters cartercopter gyroplane, N121CC, registered to and operated by cartercopters LLC of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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