What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) An experimental gyrocopter attempted a take-off on runway 24 at the Blue ash airport, Cincinnati, Ohio (isz) at approximately 1455 local time. Just after take-off, the engine accelerated & then started losing power. The gyrocopter was at approximately 50 feet altitude and coming near the departure end of the runway, the pilot reduced power to idle. The pilot attempted an autorotation to land on the remaining amount of runway. During the landing, the pilot overrotated causing the tail section to strike the ground first, forcing the nose section down. The resulting impact broke the nose gear off and the gyrocopter rolled over onto its right side. The rotor blades struck the runway and the gyrocopter slid down the runway on its right side coming to rest at the end of runway 24.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE BLUE ASH AIRPORT, CINCINNATI, OHIO (ISZ) AT APPROXIMATELY 1455 LOCAL TIME. JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED & THEN STARTED LOSING POWER. THE GYROCOPTER WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ALTITUDE AND COMING NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN AUTOROTATION TO LAND ON THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT OVERROTATED CAUSING THE TAIL SECTION TO STRIKE THE GROUND FIRST, FORCING THE NOSE SECTION DOWN. THE RESULTING IMPACT BROKE THE NOSE GEAR OFF AND THE GYROCOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE GYROCOPTER SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY ON ITS RIGHT SIDE COMING TO REST AT THE END OF RUNWAY 24.
NTSB investigation
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