- Date
- July 5, 1994, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Monmouth, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N589RHHucke, Ronald L. PARSON-2P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940705017659A
- Case key
- 9352
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in a stall/mush.
Analysis
The pilot reported that after reaching an altitude of 100 feet he turned right to avoid going over highway I-34 and the city of Monmouth, IL. The aircraft began losing altitude, with no power loss. He found a clear area along the runway. Upon landing, the right wheel struck a hole causing the aircraft to shake violently. The aircraft came to rest on its right side, sustaining substantial damage.
Factual narrative
On July 5, 1994 at 1800 central daylight time, an experimental Parson-2P gyroplane, N589RH, was substantially damaged during landing at Monmouth Airport, Monmouth, IL. The private pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The local flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, originated 5 minutes prior as part of the 40 hour flight test period.
The pilot reported that after reaching an altitude of 100 feet he turned right to avoid going over highway I-34 and the city of Monmouth, IL. The aircraft began losing altitude, with no power loss. He found a clear area along the runway. Upon landing, the right wheel struck a hole causing the aircraft to shake violently. The aircraft came to rest on its right side, sustaining substantial damage. According to the pilot logbook, he had a total of 28.3 hours flight time in gyroplanes, and was first endorsed for solo flight on July 22, 1993. He stated that this was his first flight since December 1993.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage. No fire or explosion occurred. The right main wheel, engine propeller, main rotor blades, center line keel and main rotor head support brace were damaged.
The pilot holds a private pilot certificate, airplane single engine land ratings with a student pilot endorsement for gyrocopter.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N589RH
- Reported as
- Hucke, Ronald L. PARSON-2P
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- RH6146-9
- Airframe hours
- 14
- Engine
- Subaru EA-82, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald L. Hucke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 4, 1994 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- C66 · Monmouth Municpal, runway 2, 2,900 × 60 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 119 total · 13 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRL, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.