# Accident 20221126022559A: Daniel Anthony Proctor M24 ORION PLUS, Suches, GA, November 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2022, 11:26 local time
- Place: Suches, GA
- Airport: High Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6981° N, 84.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6981&lon=-84.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniel Anthony Proctor M24 ORION PLUS (registry code 0564060, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniel-anthony-proctor-m24-orion-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DANIEL ANTHONY PROCTOR M24 ORION PLUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,416 total, 136 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221126022559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE A DOWNWIND, MID-FIELD DEPARTURE AT HIGH VALLEY AIRPARK (GA87) SUCHES, GA. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT NOTICED THE ANGLE OF CLIMB WAS MORE SHALLOW THAN NORMAL. HE ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A 5-10 KNOT TAIL WIND, BEING FULLY LOADED, AND OPERATING AT A HIGH ELEVATION. HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT CLEARING THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO BEGIN A RIGHT TURN INTO THE WIND. WHILE IN THE TURN, HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND PERFORMED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING INTO A FIELD. THE GYROCOPTER WAS STILL IN THE RIGHT TURN AT TOUCHDOWN AND  ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY AND STATED THERE WERE NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WITH THE GYROCOPTER.

## 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 ERA23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA072), Nov 26, 2022: Daniel Anthony Proctor M24 Orion Plus (N728RJ), Suches, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off from the runway midpoint with a tailwind, which resulted in impact with terrain.

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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