- Date
- May 19, 1987, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Paducah, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6154SAir & Space 18A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870519014179A
- Case key
- 7247
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The gryoplane had been overhauled to new specifications and was making its first test flight. During takeoff the acft experienced a slight left yaw, and attempts to correct the yaw only increased it. The plt aborted the takeoff and the acft landed in a yawed condition. Post accident inspection revealed that the rudder cables had been incorrectly hooked up, resulting in reverse rudder command.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6154S
- Reported as
- Air & Space 18A
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Serial number
- 18-65
- Airframe hours
- 490
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ira D.Farrington
- Registered owner
- Farrington Aircraft Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 6, 1987
- Airport
- runway 4, 2,985 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.