# Incident 20200801019459I: Gyro Technic VX-1, Mentone, IN, August 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mentone, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1738° N, 86.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mentone, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1738&lon=-86.0384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196GT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GYRO TECHNIC VX-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,309 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200801019459I

## Narrative

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

THIS REPORT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAFETY HOTLINE OFFICE.  THIS REPORT SURROUNDS THE OPERATION OF A GYROCOPTER BY A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WHO IS ALSO A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN GYROPLANES.  THE PILOT IN THIS CASE WAS REPORTED  MAKING HIS APPROACH TO LANDING TOO SLOW AND MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GYROCOPTER. NTSB WAS SHOWN PHOTOS AND DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BLOCK 13.  THE AIRCRAFT N NUMBER SHOWN IS CURRENTLY LISTED IN FAA'S DATABASE AS RESERVED.

BLOCK 20.  THIS CAME FROM A NEGATIVE MENTIONS OF ANY INJURIES RECEIVED FROM THE HARD LANDING.

BLOCK 27: ACTUAL WEATHER WAS NOT ESTABLISHED BUT TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED INDICATE IT WAS VMC.

BLOCK 31. HOURS AND FLIGHT REVIEW DATE ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO NO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT. INFORMATION FOR TOTAL HOURS CAME FROM CURRENT FAA DATABASES.

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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