ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163309
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| Date: | Thursday 16 January 2014 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MTOSport |
| Owner/operator: | City Of Tomball |
| Registration: | N250TX |
| MSN: | US10S01 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 522 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH), Houston, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Spring, TX (DWH) |
| Spring, TX (DWH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, as he approached the runway, the tower controller reported that the wind was 210 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 19 knots. He performed a go-around due to the wind gusts blowing the gyroplane off course. He was then cleared to land on the parallel runway. The pilot reported that a quartering crosswind existed as he flew the approach; however, he landed the gyroplane without incident. As the pilot was reaching forward to change the pneumatic mode selector button from the “flight” to the “brake” position, a strong westerly wind gust lifted the gyroplane. The right wheel came off the ground, which caused the main rotor blade to strike the runway. The pilot attempted to straighten the gyroplane, but it veered off the runway and rolled onto its right side, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage and main rotor. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation. The calculated crosswind component of 10 knots was below the allowable maximum landing crosswind component of 20 knots. The gyroplane’s flight manual states that, after landing, “use lateral control into wind to maintain rotor disc in level flight. Adjust lateral control input as rotor speed decays” before changing the pneumatic mode selector to the “brake” position.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the gyroplane’s rotor control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=250TX
Location
Media:
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— KPRC Local 2 Houston (@KPRCLocal2) January 16, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 19:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jan-2014 19:41 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Jan-2014 19:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Embed code] |
| 16-Jan-2014 23:20 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 28-Jan-2014 06:49 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Plane category] |
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