# Accident 20151018023549A: Bobby Martin AUTOGYRO MTO SPORT, Anahuac, TX, October 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7652° N, 94.6785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anahuac, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7652&lon=-94.6785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3232Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3232Z-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bobby Martin AUTOGYRO MTO SPORT (registry code 056320J, https://openairdocs.org/model/bobby-martin-autogyro-mto-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOBBY MARTIN AUTOGYRO MTO SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 132 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151018023549A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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