# Accident 20130429007849A: Danies Daniel J DOMINATOR, Valkaria, FL, April 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2013, 07:44 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9517° N, 80.5514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9517&lon=-80.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85KY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85KY-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Danies Daniel J DOMINATOR (registry code 05624U6, https://openairdocs.org/model/danies-daniel-j-dominator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DANIES DANIEL J DOMINATOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX UL 582 99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130429007849A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 29, 2013, ABOUT 0744 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT, EXPERIMENTAL DOMINATOR GYROCOPTER, N85KY, INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN WHILE IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AT VALKARIA AIRPORT (X59), VALKARIA, FLORIDA. THE LIGHT SPORT PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE GYROCOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AS PER TITLE 14 (CFR) CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION?S PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT.

A PILOT AND PERSONAL FRIEND OF THE PILOT WHO WITNESSED AND VIDEOTAPED THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, STATED THAT THE PILOT RAN-UP THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED HIS PREFLIGHT CHECKS AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 10. THE PILOT STARTED A TAKEOFF ROLL, THE GYROCOPTER THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. DURING TAXI BACK, THE PILOT TOLD THE WITNESS ON VIDEO THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GYROCOPTER. THE PILOT BACK TAXIED TO THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 10, AND STARTED A SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL. THE VIDEO SHOWED AND WITNESS STATED THAT THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS ABOUT 1,500 FEET IN LENGTH, AND WAS AN UNUSUALLY LONG TAKEOFF ROLL COMPARED TO THE OTHER GYROCOPTER TAKEOFFS THAT HE HAD WITNESSED IN THE PAST.

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 10, THE GYROCOPTER MADE A LEFT DOWNWIND TURN. THE PILOT TURNED LEFT BASE OVER FLYING FINAL, AND THEN ADJUSTED AND FLEW PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT THEN TURNED LEFT AND PARALLELED RUNWAY 32, ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 14. THE GYROCOPTER APPEARED TO BE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AND AS IT DESCENDED, THE PILOT RAPIDLY CLIMBED, AND THEN DESCENDED TO IMPACT THE ASPHALT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 14.

THE GYROCOPTER CAME TO REST ABOUT 1,000 FEET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 14 ON THE NORTH APRON, UP AGAINST A CESSNA 172 PARKED ON THE RAMP.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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- [NTSB ERA13FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA219), Apr 29, 2013: Daniels Dominator (N85KY), Valkaria, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate power and airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control, abrupt descent, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…

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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