ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298955
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| Date: | Friday 26 May 2000 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: | John Thomas CLOUD DANCER 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6314T |
| MSN: | 3843-1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 58 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru EJ22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | FRANKLIN, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , NC (1A5) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing landings on runway 7. After touching down during his first practice touch and go landing, he applied full power for takeoff and the gyroplane began to 'shimmy.' The gyroplane yawed to the left and departed the runway into the grass, then rolled over onto its left side. According to an engineering representative with the gyroplane's kit manufacturer, while performing a run-on landing, the gyroplane is unstable while on the main wheels due to the inertia of the rotor system. To maintain stability, the gyroplane should not have any forward momentum during landing and the nose wheel should be straightened out prior to touching down. According to a witness, the nose wheel was not straight when the gyroplane touched down.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the gyroplane during takeoff roll, resulting in a roll over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA057
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 00:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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