ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146504
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 2012 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: | Gyrocopter |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | Unregistered? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rhyll Beach, Phillip Island, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cape Woolamai, Victoria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A 71 year old Gyrocopter pilot escaped unhurt after the gyrocopter he was flying suffered engine failure while flying around the coastal fringe Phillip Island, the pilot auto rotated onto mud flats where the gyrocopter rolled over and sustained substantial damage.
The gyro does not appear to be displaying an ASRA gyro registration.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://news.ninemsn.com.au/video.aspx?videoid=cb323f8f-c094-4695-a11f-467430270cdb]
2. http://gyrocopteraccidentsinaustralia.blogspot.co.uk/
3. ATSB ref 201206025
4. http://media.theage.com.au/national/selections/lucky-escape-for-gyrocopter-pilot-3406232.html
5. http://www.news.com.au/national/great-escape-man-walks-away-from-chopper-crash/story-e6frfkvr-1226409076728
6. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-26/gyrocopter-crashes-on-phillip-island/4093594
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2012 05:40 | A.T | Added |
| 27-Mar-2014 23:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2014 23:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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