# Accident 20150810015239A: Jal R Dennis PRINCESS, Midland, TX, August 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2015, 13:06 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0236° N, 102.0986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0236&lon=-102.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743SS-2016-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jal R Dennis PRINCESS (registry code 05633EO, https://openairdocs.org/model/jal-r-dennis-princess) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAL R DENNIS PRINCESS
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150810015239A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 10, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1305 CDT A GYROPLANE N743SS PERFORMED A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING A DEPARTURE FROM MIDLAND AIRPARK (KMDD). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND INITIATED A TURN THEN BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE NOSE GEAR AND THEN ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR OR NO INJURIES.  THE NOSE GEAR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MAST WAS BENT AND THE ROTOR BLADES WERE DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CEN15LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA350), Aug 10, 2015: Jal R Dennis Trixy Princess (N743SS), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning during which he failed to account for the high-density altitude conditions and high gross weight, which degraded the gyroplane's climb performance and…

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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