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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ruiz E RAF 2000 · Anahuac, TX · March 31, 2012

Date: March 31, 2012 · 15:48 local
Place: Anahuac, TX
Airport: Chambers County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9012R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA226
Reported as: Ruiz E RAF 2000
Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total34 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9012RRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Ruiz E RAF 2000S/N H2-99-10-436 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRuiz E RAF 2000 Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 31, 2012 N9012R was on a training flight at Chambers County Airport in Anahuac Texas. privacy data omitted Was the flight instructor, and privacy data omitted was the student. privacy data omitted Was the pilot flying and lost positive aircraft control while transitioning from landing roll-out to taxi. privacy data omitted, The flight instructor was not able to correct the forward rolling movement initiated by privacy data omitted. This loss of positive directional control resulted in a rotor strike causing the gyro plane to roll and then leading to the propeller striking the ground. The damage to the aircraft was substantial with rotor and propeller destroyed. The rudder was split in half and curled. The extension beam (tail of aircraft) from the cockpit to the rudder had a noticeable bend. The cockpit was cracked and broken on all sides. The pilots were able to exit the aircraft with minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 31, 2012 N9012R WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AT CHAMBERS COUNTY AIRPORT IN ANAHUAC TEXAS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE STUDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT FLYING AND LOST POSITIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM LANDING ROLL-OUT TO TAXI. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE FORWARD ROLLING MOVEMENT INITIATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS LOSS OF POSITIVE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTED IN A ROTOR STRIKE CAUSING THE GYRO PLANE TO ROLL AND THEN LEADING TO THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL WITH ROTOR AND PROPELLER DESTROYED. THE RUDDER WAS SPLIT IN HALF AND CURLED. THE EXTENSION BEAM (TAIL OF AIRCRAFT) FROM THE COCKPIT TO THE RUDDER HAD A NOTICEABLE BEND. THE COCKPIT WAS CRACKED AND BROKEN ON ALL SIDES. THE PILOTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12CA226Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnahuac, TXThe student pilot's improper nosewheel and cyclic positioning during the taxi, which resulted in the gyroplane's main rotor contacting the runway surface. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.Mar 31, 2012 · Substantial damage