What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12/7/2019 N47EB, an raf 2000 gtx xe gyroplane, attempted to land on runway 12 at Millard Airport, Omaha Nebraska. During touchdown the aircraft was observed to yaw clockwise and headed south/southwest away from the runway impacting the grass area on the northeast edge of the parallel taxiway and runway 12 approximately 225 feet from the runway 12 threshold, becoming airborne after impact then climbed and continued southeast at approximately 50 feet AGL. The pilot attempted to touchdown on the parallel taxiway approximately 1200 feet from the runway 12 threshold but again became airborne. The aircraft was then observed pitching nose down and leveling just above the ground before rolling to the right striking the main rotor approximately 1450 feet from the runway 12 threshold, 285 feet southwest of the runway 12 centerline, causing the aircraft to tumble and come to rest approximately 1600 feet beyond the runway 12 threshold and 285 feet southwest of the runway 12 centerline. The pilot was ejected from the aircraft during the impact and impending rollover. There was no post impact fire, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Rudder pedal control was confirmed post impact, however additional flight controls could not be verified due to impact and rollover damage sustained. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/7/2019 N47EB, AN RAF 2000 GTX XE GYROPLANE, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12 AT MILLARD AIRPORT, OMAHA NEBRASKA. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO YAW CLOCKWISE AND HEADED SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY IMPACTING THE GRASS AREA ON THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY 12 APPROXIMATELY 225 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD, BECOMING AIRBORNE AFTER IMPACT THEN CLIMBED AND CONTINUED SOUTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD BUT AGAIN BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED PITCHING NOSE DOWN AND LEVELING JUST ABOVE THE GROUND BEFORE ROLLING TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE MAIN ROTOR APPROXIMATELY 1450 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD, 285 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY 12 CENTERLINE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TUMBLE AND COME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD AND 285 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY 12 CENTERLINE. THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE IMPACT AND IMPENDING ROLLOVER. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. RUDDER PEDAL CONTROL WAS CONFIRMED POST IMPACT, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL FLIGHT CONTROLS COULD NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO IMPACT AND ROLLOVER DAMAGE SUSTAINED. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.
NTSB investigation
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