- Date
- March 25, 1989, 10:12 local (16:12 UTC)
- Place
- La Porte, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9763NBenson B-8-M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890325004669A
- Case key
- 22716
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Probable cause
Hard landing which occurred as a result of the pilot having to extend his glide over obstacles on short final to the forced landing area. The forced landing was executed as a result of engine performance degradation due to induction icing for which no provisions had been made during the installation.
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.
Analysis
During the takeoff climb the acft sustained a loss of power. The student plt had to extend the glide to clear obstacles during the forced landing. The plt stated the eng RPM gradually decreased during the climb to the point that he could not sustain flt. The icing probability charts indicated that conditions were favorable for the formation of visible ice in the induction system at rated pwr. There was no other suitable terrain available for the forced lndg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9763N
- Reported as
- Benson B-8-M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 9587-2-8014M
- Airframe hours
- 10
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1800CC, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Faulk, Mrvin L.
- Registered owner
- Marvin Faulk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1989 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- T-41 · La Porte, TX
- Destination
- T-41
- Airport
- T-41
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 10 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU, 11 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.