- Date
- September 13, 1981
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6154SAir & Space 18A
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810913058989A
- Case key
- 123679
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2038 81/9/13 HUNTSVILLE,AL AIR & SPACE 18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N6154S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- RAISED NOSE & BGN HI RATE OF DSCNT DRG LNDG APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6154S
- Reported as
- Air & Space 18A
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madison County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.