- Date
- April 30, 1982, 16:14 local (20:14 UTC)
- Place
- Batavia, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91760Benson BM8
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820430015279A
- Case key
- 69885
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot, on a local flight, was making an approach under visual meteorological conditions to runway 22. While on short final the pilot observed an aircraft taxi into takeoff position for runway 04. This is an uncontrolled airport. The pilot stated that as he neared touchdown he observed the other aircraft still moving on the runway. The pilot made a turn to the left and attempted a go-around but due to insufficient forward and rotor speed had to land on a down sloping grassy area adjacent to the runway. During the ground roll the rotor blades struck the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91760
- Reported as
- Benson BM8
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 043.101.101A
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Volkswagon, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary Stahl
- Registered owner
- Gary Stahl
- Departed
- I69 · Batavia, OH
- Destination
- I69 · Batavia, OH
- Airport
- I69 · Clermont County, runway 22, 3,711 × 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 1 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.