- Date
- January 6, 2008, 16:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1702AMcGuire RAF2000
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- South Bend, IN
- FAA report
- 20080106010949A
- Case key
- 67478
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll. A factor was the gusting crosswind.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The gyroplane received substantial damage when it rolled onto its left side during landing. The gyroplane's main rotor struck the runway, causing the cabin enclosure to roll over about two times before coming to rest on its right side. The pilot reported that the approach was normal, with touchdown on both main wheels. He stated that he reduced power, and then felt the right main wheel come off of the ground. He stated that he attempted to correct by moving the cyclic control to the right and forward, but the gyroplane rolled to its left. The wind conditions reported were from 20 degrees right of runway heading at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots.
Factual narrative
The gyroplane was substantially damaged when it rolled onto its left side during landing. The gyroplane's main rotor struck the runway causing the cabin enclosure to roll over about two times before coming to rest on its right side. The pilot reported that the approach was normal with touchdown on both main wheels. He stated that he reduced power and then felt the right main wheel come off of the ground. He stated that he attempted to correct by moving the cyclic control to the right and forward, but the aircraft proceeded to roll to its left. The wind conditions reported were from 20 degrees right of runway heading at 15 knots gusting to 21 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1702A
- Reported as
- McGuire RAF2000
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- H2-03-14-577
- Engine
- Subaru Subaru, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- VPZ · Valparaiso, IN
- Airport
- VPZ · Dummy, runway 18, 4,001 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Last flight review
- August 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 294 total · 154 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.77 inHg
- Observed at
- VPZ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.