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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robert F Storckman MAGNI M16 · St. Francisvill, IL · September 13, 2019

Date: September 13, 2019 · 17:30 local
Place: St. Francisvill, IL
Airport: Mount Carmel Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N954RS
Reported as: Robert F Storckman Magni M16
Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 373 total104 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N954RSRegistered now · Robert F Storckman MAGNI M16S/N 16170824 · Built 2018 Airframe modelRobert F Storckman MAGNI M16 Engine modelRotax 914UL4 cycle

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What happened

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The PIC stated that on September 14, 2019 he was practicing takeoffs and landings on the grass area to the west of runway 22 at Mount Carmel Municipal Airport (ajg). He stated that a gust of wind caused the gyroplane to lift off prior to it's normal lift off speed. After lift-off the wind caused the gyroplane to weathervane into the wind. This caused his ground track to be around 45 degrees away from his heading. He was drifting sideways towards the soybean field at the edge of the grass. He stated that he pushed the nose down in order to gain more airspeed and give himself more rudder effectiveness to be able to counter the wind he was dealing with. At this time the left main tire contact with the surface and caused the aircraft to roll onto its side. The main rotor blades impacted the ground and the propeller blade impacted the main rotor and the keel. The PIC stated that he secured the aircraft at this point. The PIC did not sustain any injuries as a result of this incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 HE WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON THE GRASS AREA TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 22 AT MOUNT CARMEL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AJG). HE STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE GYROPLANE TO LIFT OFF PRIOR TO IT'S NORMAL LIFT OFF SPEED. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE WIND CAUSED THE GYROPLANE TO WEATHERVANE INTO THE WIND. THIS CAUSED HIS GROUND TRACK TO BE AROUND 45 DEGREES AWAY FROM HIS HEADING. HE WAS DRIFTING SIDEWAYS TOWARDS THE SOYBEAN FIELD AT THE EDGE OF THE GRASS. HE STATED THAT HE PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN IN ORDER TO GAIN MORE AIRSPEED AND GIVE HIMSELF MORE RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS TO BE ABLE TO COUNTER THE WIND HE WAS DEALING WITH. AT THIS TIME THE LEFT MAIN TIRE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ONTO ITS SIDE. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE PROPELLER BLADE IMPACTED THE MAIN ROTOR AND THE KEEL. THE PIC STATED THAT HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS POINT. THE PIC DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.