# Accident 20170803012759A: Autogyro MTO SPORT, Mentone, IN, August 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mentone, IN
- Airport: Mentone
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1500° N, 86.0625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1500&lon=-86.0625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571UJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N571UJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James F Hake MTO SPORT (registry code 05634GJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-f-hake-mto-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUTOGYRO MTO SPORT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 185 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803012759A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 3, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN MTO SPORT EXPERIMENTAL GYROPLANE, N571UJ, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A SPORT PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE MENTONE AIRPORT (C92) IN MENTONE, INDIANA.

THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MENTONE AIRPORT (C92) IN MENTONE, INDIANA.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS PERFORMING A NORMAL LANDING. HE STATED HE WAS HOLDING RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL INPUT UPON THE TOUCHDOWN OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHICH ALSO STEERS THE NOSE WHEEL BOTH ON THE GROUND AND AIRBORNE. CONTRARY TO WHAT THE PILOT INDICATES ARE NORMAL PROCEDURES FOR THE AIRCRAFT, HE MAINTAINED THE RUDDER INPUT AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. WITH THE NOSE WHEEL DEFLECTED RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN IMMEDIATE TURNING TENDENCY AND SIDE LOAD, CAUSING IT TO ROLL ONTO ITS SIDE. THE ROTOR AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER REPORT AT KRCR AIRPORT AT 1355Z WAS: WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 7 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 18, DEW POINT 18, AND ALTIMETER 3004.

## 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 CEN17LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA302), Aug 3, 2017: James F Hake MTO Sport (N571UJ), Mentone, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper touchdown attitude, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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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