ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345771
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 2022 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: | Silverlight AR-1KC |
| Owner/operator: | Baby Bird Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N65PC |
| MSN: | 0038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 192 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL (SRQ/KSRQ) |
| Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL (SRQ/KSRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On February 20, 2022, an experimental amateur-built Spangenberg AR-1KC gyrocopter, N65PC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, Florida. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The gyrocopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot stated that, during the takeoff roll, she felt a “shudder” just before the gyrocopter became airborne. She immediately aborted the takeoff and reduced power with the aft cyclic still applied. The gyrocopter entered a steep nose-high attitude, and a main rotor blade struck the top of the vertical stabilizer. The gyrocopter departed the left side of the runway and landed hard, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. Also, the nosewheel fractured and separated from the airframe. Postaccident examination of the flight controls and the fractured nosewheel revealed no preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper control input during an aborted takeoff procedure, which resulted in a main rotor blade contacting the vertical stabilizer, a loss of control, and subsequent runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2023 02:52 | Captain Adam | Added |
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