# Accident 20111226028919A: Chapel Robert B AERIAL, Simsbury, CT, December 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2011, 12:50 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9097° N, 72.7728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9097&lon=-72.7728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435AB-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chapel Robert B AERIAL (registry code 05630LT, https://openairdocs.org/model/chapel-robert-b-aerial) (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: CHAPEL ROBERT B AERIAL
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111226028919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE COMPLETE WEATHER BRIEFING PER 91.103PILOT DID NOT OPERATE UNDER 91 AS A SPORT PILOT-NO CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW,NO CURRENT MEDICALPILOT WAS NOT OPERATING UNDER 61-NO ENDORSEMENT FOR SOLO WITHIN CATEGORY/CLASSPILOT OPERATED OUTSIDE ENDORSED LIMITATIONS FOR WIND, RUNWAYPILOT TOOK OFF DOWNWIND, IN STRONG, GUSTY CONDITIONS.GYRO FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER REACHING 200' AGL, PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE, ROTOR RPMGYRO SETTLED INTO LAND FILL 1/4 MILE OFF RUNWAY, LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED, GYRO ROLLED AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA12CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA124), Dec 26, 2011: Chapel Robert B Aerial (N435AB), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate the gyroplane outside his endorsement limitations and to depart with a tailwind, which resulted in a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

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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