- Date
- October 1, 1988, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mckinney, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N151JSShannon J-BIRD
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881001042549A
- Case key
- 22691
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd he was making a high speed taxi test of his gyroplane after installation of a different eng & prop. He said the gyroplane enctrd a bump on the rwy which caused it to become airborne at about 35 mph (takeoff speed was 45 mph). He added power to slow the dscnt back to the rwy, but the gyroplane bounced even higher to about 6' AGL. It then contacted the rwy nosewheel first, rolled over & subsequently came to rest in an upright position with substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N151JS
- Reported as
- Shannon J-BIRD
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Airframe hours
- 164
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Shannon, Jay E.
- Registered owner
- Shannon J.E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 27, 1988 · 24 hours before
- Airport
- TX05 · Aero Country, runway 17, 2,950 × 40 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,603 total · 149 in this make and model · 1,511 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.