# Accident 20051111027969A: Rehler Ken GYROCOPTER, New Braunfels, TX, November 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2005, 17:05 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7028° N, 98.0386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7028&lon=-98.0386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100KR-2016-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rehler Ken GYROCOPTER (registry code 05608YW, https://openairdocs.org/model/rehler-ken-gyrocopter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051111027969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA028), Nov 11, 2005: Rehler Gyrocopter (N100KR), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control while landing. A contributing factor was the high winds.

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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