ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170045
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 2014 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: | Brupbacher CB2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5002E |
| MSN: | H2-02-13-546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | Subaru 2200 cc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St John the Baptist Parish Airport, Reserve, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reserve, LA (1L0) |
| Reserve, LA (1L0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported observing the gyroplane take off from the runway, turn left onto the crosswind leg, and climb to about 200 ft. They then saw something fall off the gyroplane before it crashed into an adjacent canal and sank. Postaccident examination revealed that the flight control rod bearing stud exhibited extensive corrosion, consistent with the crack being present before impact. When the rod bearing failed, the main rotor blades went to full pitch, which placed an excessive load on the rotor mast. The rotor mast then folded, which allowed the pusher propeller to strike and sever the tail. The pilot had owned the airplane for 3 years; no records for the gyroplane were located.
Probable Cause: The failure of the flight control rod bearing due to an undetected preexisting corrosion-induced crack, which resulted in the main rotor blades going to full pitch and the rotor mast folding; this allowed the pusher propeller to strike and sever the tail.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N5002E
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2014 04:25 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Sep-2014 15:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2014 15:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2014 02:53 | Geno | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 21-Sep-2023 04:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category]] |
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