ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280553
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| Date: | 19-JUL-2022 |
| Time: | c. 19:30 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MTOsport 2017 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | M01959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mengen Airfield (EDTM) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF/EDQG) |
| Mengen Airport (EDTM) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An MTOsport 2017 crashed when approaching Mengen Airport (EDTM).
The pilot died and the gyrocopter was destroyed.
Conclusions
The flight accident, the sudden stall due to a loss of rotor speed, most likely occurred due to a controlled relief (push over) of the gyroplane on final approach.
Sources:
https://www.tag24.de/thema/unglueck/klein-hubschrauber-unglueck-pilot-kommt-bei-absturz-ums-leben-2551244
https://www.donau3fm.de/gyrokopter-stuerzt-ab-pilot-kommt-ums-leben-465379/
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/friedrichshafen/gyrocopter-absturz-mengen-100.html
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2022 09:53 | Anon. | Added |
| 20-Jul-2022 09:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2022 10:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2023 16:55 | harro | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Accident report] |
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