What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft accident involving Kerns kenneth h kens wingless wonder gyro copter at Mt. Airy airport kmwk, north carolina at 1350 local Sunday 12 March, 2017.
This afternoon I received notification from regional operations center that an ultralight aircraft with registration number (N7195R) had crashed in Mt. Airy, NC.
The Surry county sheriff?s sgt. alex starbuck informed me that there was 1 person, privacy data omitted, onboard with no injuries but was transported to wake forest baptist hospital.
Upon arrival at the scene at 1700 on 3/12/17, I observed a two seat gyro copter wreckage approximately 30 yards east of the center of runway 36.
The aircraft was on its right side with the nose in the easterly direction. The right landing gear was broke off as well as all four blades of the propeller. The rotor was damaged from rotational force impacting the ground.
In the cockpit there was an 80LB bag of quikrete seat-belted in the passenger?s seat with another bag under the aircraft toward the back of the fuselage.
The rudder and rear center beam/landing gear were bent and broken. The rotor was bent and broken. All 4 blades of the propeller were broke off from impact with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVOLVING KERNS KENNETH H KENS WINGLESS WONDER GYRO COPTER AT MT. AIRY AIRPORT KMWK, NORTH CAROLINA AT 1350 LOCAL SUNDAY 12 MARCH, 2017.
THIS AFTERNOON I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER THAT AN ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER (N7195R) HAD CRASHED IN MT. AIRY, NC.
THE SURRY COUNTY SHERIFF?S SGT. ALEX STARBUCK INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS 1 PERSON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES BUT WAS TRANSPORTED TO WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HOSPITAL.
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE AT 1700 ON 3/12/17, I OBSERVED A TWO SEAT GYRO COPTER WRECKAGE APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS EAST OF THE CENTER OF RUNWAY 36.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS RIGHT SIDE WITH THE NOSE IN THE EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS BROKE OFF AS WELL AS ALL FOUR BLADES OF THE PROPELLER. THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED FROM ROTATIONAL FORCE IMPACTING THE GROUND.
IN THE COCKPIT THERE WAS AN 80LB BAG OF QUIKRETE SEAT-BELTED IN THE PASSENGER?S SEAT WITH ANOTHER BAG UNDER THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE BACK OF THE FUSELAGE.
THE RUDDER AND REAR CENTER BEAM/LANDING GEAR WERE BENT AND BROKEN. THE ROTOR WAS BENT AND BROKEN. ALL 4 BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE BROKE OFF FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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