# Accident 20180125001189A: Foxfly Inc FOXDOMINATOR, Indian Town, FL, January 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2018, 15:10 local time
- Place: Indian Town, FL
- Airport: Indiantown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0314° N, 80.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0314&lon=-80.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412MF-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Foxfly FOXDOMINATOR (registry code 056309F, https://openairdocs.org/model/foxfly-foxdominator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOXFLY INC FOXDOMINATOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 170 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180125001189A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONLY REMEMBERS THAT THE GYROPLANE WAS BOUNCING DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THEN TIPPED OVER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY THAT DAY, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF INTO THE WIND.  AN EYEWITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT HE SAW THE GYROPLANE TAXI OUT TO RUNWAY 13 FOR TAKEOFF.  THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL.  HE THEN NOTED THAT THE GYRO LINED UP AGAINST THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13 AT ABOUT THE 5700-FOOT MARK AND COMMENCED A TAKEOFF ROLL DIAGONALLY TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE (HEADING 110 DEGREES.)  IT THEN ROLLED PAST THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY MARKERS, TURNED RIGHT TO PARALLEL RUNWAY 13, AND CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE GYRO EVENTUALLY RAN OUT OF RUNWAY AND INTO A SHALLOW DEPRESSION AND THE ELEVATED ROAD.  IT THEN FLIPPED OVER AT LEAST TWO TIMES WHILE CROSSING THE ROAD AND DESCENDED THE EMBANKMENT TOWARD THE CANAL.

IT APPEARS THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF N412MF DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT POSSIBLY DUE TO INCORRECT CONTROL INPUTS AND AGGRAVATED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS.  AN ADDITIONAL AGGRAVATING FACTOR MAY BE THAT THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT WAS INITIATED WITH ONLY SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING.  NOTE: THE MAXIMUM WIND LIMITATIONS AND REQUIRED RUNWAY LENGTHS REQUIRED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

## 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 ANC18LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA021), Jan 25, 2018: Foxfly Foxdominator (N412MF), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to attempt to take off in the gyroplane in strong gusting crosswind conditions, with insufficient distance to safely abort, which resulted in a loss of control and…

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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