ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223420
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| Date: | Thursday 9 August 2018 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: | Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N557AT |
| MSN: | T |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 189 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spanish Fork, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Spanish Fork, UT (SPK) |
| Spanish Fork, UT (SPK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot of the gyroplane reported that, during takeoff, he pulled the stick back and advanced the throttle to full. He accelerated and noticed “there was no tendency for the nose to rise,” so he applied back pressure, and the gyroplane immediately turned left, rolled onto its side, and skidded off the runway to the left.
The gyroplane sustained substantial damage to the main rotor, fuselage, and empennage.
The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The flight instructor provided a video of the student pilot’s accident takeoff. The video showed the gyroplane accelerating down the runway, rapidly pitching up, and immediately rotating to the left before impacting the runway.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and yaw control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2019 09:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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