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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bobby Martin AUTOGYRO MTO SPORT · Anahuac, TX · October 18, 2015

Date
October 18, 2015 · 10:30 local
Place
Anahuac, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3232Z
Reported as
Bobby Martin Autogyro MTO Sport
Reported engine
ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total132 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During cruise flight pilot heard noise and felt vibration. Made emergency landing in marsh. Aircraft rolled onto right side due to right main sinking into mud.

Aircraft sustained substantial damage. No injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT HEARD NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN MARSH. AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO RIGHT SIDE DUE TO RIGHT MAIN SINKING INTO MUD.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.