20171217023249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Halley KFT Apollo AG-01 · North Las Vegas, NV · December 17, 2017

Date: December 17, 2017 · 16:38 local
Place: North Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N15LU
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA086
Reported as: Halley KFT Apollo AG-01
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate

N15LURegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Halley KFT APOLLO AG-1S/N 010416 · Built 2016 Airframe modelHalley KFT APOLLO AG-1 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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On December 17, 2017, at 1638 PST, a 2016 Halley Kft, apollo AG-1, gyroplane (N15LU), sustained substantial damage when the rotor blades struck the propeller blades while taxing at North Las Vegas airport (kvgt) in North Las Vegas, NV. The pilot and passenger onboard during the accident were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 17, 2017, AT 1638 PST, A 2016 HALLEY KFT, APOLLO AG-1, GYROPLANE (N15LU), SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE PROPELLER BLADES WHILE TAXING AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (KVGT) IN NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ONBOARD DURING THE ACCIDENT WERE NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA086Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVThe pilot’s failure to stop the main rotor rotation before taxiing the gyroplane in gusting wind conditions, resulting in the main rotor striking the empennage.Dec 17, 2017 · Substantial damage