# Incident 20160224005519I: Christopher Lord XENON IV, Buhl, ID, February 24, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2016, 03:00 local time
- Place: Buhl, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5984° N, 114.7595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buhl, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5984&lon=-114.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N271PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pictaio Aerospace XENON IV (registry code 056338Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/pictaio-aerospace-xenon-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTOPHER LORD XENON IV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 617 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160224005519I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT ENGINE PROBLEMS WHICH HE PERFORMED MAINTENANCE INORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHEN ALL GROUND CHECKS WERE FOUND SATISFACTORY, A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED ONLY 12 INCHES OFF RUNWAY CENTER LINE. HE FLEW FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY AND AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY END, HE PITCHED THE GYROPLANE UP TO ABOUT 600 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY BUT HAD LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM AND ALTITUDE RAPIDLY. THE AIRPLANE LOST LIFT AND DROPPED ABOUT 20 FEET TO THE EARTH. THE GYROPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR.

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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