ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284341
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Date: | Saturday 1 September 2007 |
Time: | 14:46 LT |
Type: | Wessel Vortex |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N546SW |
MSN: | MEW061 |
Engine model: | Rotax 618 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mesa, Arizona -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
Destination airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The gyrocopter collided with high vegetation and rough terrain during a forced autorotation following the in-flight separation of a propeller blade. The pilot reported that the muffler's mounting strap broke during cruise flight, which caused one composite pusher propeller blade to separate. The pilot autorotated to a forced landing in a ravine. During touchdown the gyrocopter rolled over upon impacting 5-foot-high bushes.
Probable Cause: Failure of the muffler's mounting strap and subsequent loss of engine power due to propeller blade separation during cruise flight. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX07CA262 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA262
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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