# Incident 20090522011969I: Amtr SPARROW, Longmont, CO, May 22, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANCE BRAND (LMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369KC-2019-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tope/Mcclesky SPARROW HAWK (registry code 0561961, https://openairdocs.org/model/tope-mcclesky-sparrow-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPARROW
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 8 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090522011969I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT WAS TAXIING A GYROPLANE AT THE LONGMONT VANCE BRAND AIRPORT 6/01/09.  HE WAS PRACTICING ROTOR MANAGEMENT WITH NO INTENT TO FLY.  HE HAD THE ROTORS TILTED TO THE SIDE INSTEAD OF INTO THE WIND AND THE GUST OF WIND CAME UP CAUSING HIM TO ROLL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE TAXI WAY.

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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