What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 11, 2005, at approximately 1705 central daylight time, an experimental amateur built gyrocopter, N100KR, owned and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted attempted to land on runway 13, at New Braunfels Municipal Airport, impacted the ground inverted, and then rolled over and landed on the main and nose gear. The pilot was fatally injured. Meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1705 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GYROCOPTER, N100KR, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13, AT NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED, AND THEN ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON THE MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.