What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06-23-2025 at approximately 10:00 am, the operator of a homebuilt kit gyrocopter was flying into Dillant-Hopkins Airport near keene new hampshire on a low approach to runway 32 with the intent of going around in the pattern again and landing. Aircraft landed in the grass at the end of the runway and subsequently rolled over causing rotor and propellor to make contact with ground.
Pilot stated that at mid runway at approximately 50 feet AGL, he recognized the aircraft was not climbing despite applying full throttle and lowering the pitch attitude. Pilot beleives either a lack of power production from the engine or his innatention to airspeed caused the inability to climb out. Pilot stated the aircraft hit the ground at a relatively slow speed, bounced and then turned over. Pilot reports no injuries other than minor bruising.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06-23-2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM, THE OPERATOR OF A HOMEBUILT KIT GYROCOPTER WAS FLYING INTO DILLANT-HOPKINS AIRPORT NEAR KEENE NEW HAMPSHIRE ON A LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 WITH THE INTENT OF GOING AROUND IN THE PATTERN AGAIN AND LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE GRASS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER CAUSING ROTOR AND PROPELLOR TO MAKE CONTACT WITH GROUND.
PILOT STATED THAT AT MID RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, HE RECOGNIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING DESPITE APPLYING FULL THROTTLE AND LOWERING THE PITCH ATTITUDE. PILOT BELEIVES EITHER A LACK OF POWER PRODUCTION FROM THE ENGINE OR HIS INNATENTION TO AIRSPEED CAUSED THE INABILITY TO CLIMB OUT. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, BOUNCED AND THEN TURNED OVER. PILOT REPORTS NO INJURIES OTHER THAN MINOR BRUISING.
NTSB investigation
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