What happened
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(-23) Date: November 21, 2004 Chatham Municipal Airport (cqx) privacy data omitted N9327B privacy data omitted privacy data omitted N9327B, RAF-2000-GTX, experimental gyrocopter, was flying VFR on a local flight doing touch and go landings at Chatham Municipal Airport, MA. The aircraft was coming in to land but the pilot failed to let the nose wheel touch down completely. As the pilot attempted to lift off again it rolled over on it's left side. Inspectors statement: due to the high nose up angle and high angle of attack when the pilot tried to lift off again the retreating blade stalled causing the gyro to roll to the left. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted has approximately twenty hours in this make and model and was still learning the different characteristics of flying a gyro copter when the accident occurred. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2004 CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CQX) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N9327B ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N9327B, RAF-2000-GTX, EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER, WAS FLYING VFR ON A LOCAL FLIGHT DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN TO LAND BUT THE PILOT FAILED TO LET THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCH DOWN COMPLETELY. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF AGAIN IT ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: DUE TO THE HIGH NOSE UP ANGLE AND HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO LIFT OFF AGAIN THE RETREATING BLADE STALLED CAUSING THE GYRO TO ROLL TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND WAS STILL LEARNING THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FLYING A GYRO COPTER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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