# Incident 20190913018149I: Robert F Storckman MAGNI M16, St. Francisvill, IL, September 13, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: St. Francisvill, IL
- Airport: Mount Carmel Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6065° N, 87.7267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNT CARMEL MUNI (AJG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6065&lon=-87.7267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert F Storckman MAGNI M16 (registry code 056362M, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-f-storckman-magni-m16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT F STORCKMAN MAGNI M16
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 104 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190913018149I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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