# Accident 20130926021129A: Treidel Mark/R F D DOMINATOR, Watkins, CO, September 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2013, 11:24 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7939° N, 104.5475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7939&lon=-104.5475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728PJ-2013-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Treidel Mark/R F D DOMINATOR (registry code 05902TP, https://openairdocs.org/model/treidel-mark-r-f-d-dominator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TREIDEL MARK/R F D DOMINATOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA564) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130926021129A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HRS MDT, N728PJ, A LIGHT SPORT DOMINATOR EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (KFTG) SUSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, OPERATING UNDER SPORT PILOT PRIVILEGES, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN13CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA564), Sep 26, 2013: Treidel Mark/R F D Dominator (N728PJ), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the gyroplane during takeoff roll, following his inadvertent release of the cyclic control.

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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