# Accident 20200811012699A: Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017, Springfield, TN, August 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2020, 08:25 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5367° N, 86.9211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5367&lon=-86.9211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N615MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017 (registry code 05638QQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-mtosport-2017) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROTORSPORT UK LTD MTOSPORT 2017
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,650 total, 203 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200811012699A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/11/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1325Z N615MW, WITH TWO SOULS ON BOARD, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 04 AT M91 (SPRINGFIELD/ROBERTSON COUNTY AIRPORT, TN). N615MW BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE A3 INTERSECTION ON RWY 04 ALLOWING FOR 2264 FEET OF USEABLE RWY. N615MW ATTAINED 45 KNOTS AT LIFT OFF AND STAYED IN GROUND EFFECT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE TO 55 KNOTS BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE 48 KNOTS. N615MW BEGAN ITS CLIMB IN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR 38 FOOT TRANSMISSION POLES NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. REALIZING THAT OBSTACLE CLEARANCE WOULD NOT BE ATTAINABLE THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN FOLLOWED BY A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AND LANDED IN A DITCH OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY 04. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEVEL THEN ROLLED ON ITS LEFT SIDE WHERE IT CAME TO REST. FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY, THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN WITH NOTHING REMARKABLE.

WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INDICATED CLAM WINDS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, BROKEN CEILING AT 4700?, TEMP 24C, DEW POINT 21C, ALTIMETER SETTING 3004, AND 88% HUMIDITY.

## 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 ERA20LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA284), Aug 11, 2020: Rotorsport UK MTOsport 2017 (N615MW), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff when the gyroplane’s actual performance failed to match that predicted in his performance planning. Contributing to the accident was the gyrocopter’s…

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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