# NTSB CHI08CA063: Newbold Newbold 2000, N90413, Newark, OH, January 12, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 12, 2008, 15:27 local (20:27 UTC) - Place: Newark, OH - Coordinates: 40.029998, -82.461944 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0300&lon=-82.4619&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Columbus, OH FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67388 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08CA063 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67388/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA063 ## Probable cause The CFI's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter which resulted in settling with power and the subsequent hard landing. Factors associated with the accident were the CFI's decision to excessively flare the gyrocopter at a low altitude. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=05622OX), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=05622OX), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05622OX), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: prop/rotor parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062052): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062052/cases.md?model=05622OX), [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062052/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05622OX), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05622OX), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097); cases with it: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md?model=05622OX), [All aircraft, 261 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md) ## Analysis The certified flight instructor (CFI) reported that he was demonstrating a ballooned landing when the accident occurred. He stated he intentionally flared the gyroplane "too high" at an altitude of 10 feet above the runway. The CFI stated the student quickly corrected so he added a "little more flare" overlooking that the gyrocopter had already begun to settle. He reported the gyrocopter then descended vertically making hard contact with the runway. The left landing gear axle separated and the gyrocopter rolled onto its left side. The CFI reported he will no longer teach the recovery of an improper flare at low altitude and will put greater emphasis on the understanding and recovery of being "behind the power curve." The gyrocopter sustained substantial damage to the rotor mast assembly. ## Factual narrative On January 12, 2008, at 1527 eastern standard time, a Newbold 2000, N90413, an amateur-built gyrocopter, experienced a hard landing at the Newark-Heath Airport, Newark, Ohio. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the student (private) pilot were not injured. The gyrocopter was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The local 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight originated at 1500. The CFI reported he was demonstrating a ballooned landing when the accident occurred. He stated he intentionally flared the gyroplane "too high" at an altitude of 10 feet above the runway. The CFI stated the student quickly corrected so he added a "little more flare" overlooking that the gyrocopter had already begun to settle. He reported the gyrocopter then descended vertically making hard contact with the runway. The left landing gear axle separated and the gyrocopter rolled onto its left side. The CFI reported he will no longer teach the recovery of an improper flare at low altitude and will put greater emphasis on the understanding and recovery of being "behind the power curve." Examination of the gyrocopter revealed the left landing gear axle was separated, the main rotor blades were damaged, the rotor mast assembly was bent, and the engine propeller blades were sheared. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N90413](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90413-2018-06-05), registration cancelled 2018-06-05, S/N 012007, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Newbold Newbold 2000 - Registry model: [Newbold Edward NEWBOLD 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/newbold-edward-newbold-2000) (registry code 05622OX) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 012007 - Engines: Subaru EJ-22 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Edward F. Newbold - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: VTA, Newark, OH - Destination: VTA, Newark, OH ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 65; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 1,311 total, 206 in this make and model, 1,167 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; flight hours: 275 total, 4 in this make and model, 225 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: VTA ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080112011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080112011309A), Jan 12, 2008: Newbol RAF2000, Newark, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 12, 2008, an experimental gyroplane, N90413, make newbold edward, model newbold 2000, experienced a hard landing during a training flight… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.