ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289643
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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 2013 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  American Autogyro Sparrowhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Glenn Davis |
| Registration: | N130SW |
| MSN: | S0200010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | SUBARU EJ2.5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lubbock, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Slaton, TX (F49) |
| Lubbock, TX (F82) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the gyroplane was too high and too slow during the landing approach. The gyroplane landed hard and the landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the main rotor blades and the tail boom. The pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the gyroplane before the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper glidepath for landing which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN14CA059
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 16:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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