- Date
- October 1, 1982, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Vernon, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9985FBenson Gyrocopter
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821001050409A
- Case key
- 71794
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Rotor rpm - not maintainedFactor
Flare - misjudgedCause
Nose down
Analysis
The gyrocopter pilot stated that he landed the aircraft hard, bounced and then nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9985F
- Reported as
- Benson Gyrocopter
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Airframe hours
- 95
- Engine
- Volkswagon, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Gory W. Davis
- Registered owner
- Gory W. Davis
- Departed
- 664 · Mt. Vernon, OH
- Destination
- 664 · Mt. Vernon, OH
- Airport
- 664 · Mt. Vernon Wynkoop
N9985FRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Shuff Davis GYROCOPTERAirframe modelShuff Davis GYROCOPTEREngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 108 total · 108 in this make and model · 108 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.