ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295067
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| Date: | Monday 20 October 2003 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: | Harris BRC 540C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N540CX |
| MSN: | 376 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 42 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru EJ 25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO/KJYO) |
| Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO/KJYO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The owner was neither rated nor current to fly the gyrocopter. The pilot was seated in the right seat, and the owner was seated in the left seat. The owner flew a left hand traffic pattern for the runway, and the pilot took control of the gyrocopter for touchdown. However, during the transition of control, the pilot's feet entangled in the rudder pedals. After touchdown, the gyrocopter began to drift right. The pilot attempted to correct the drift by depressing the left rudder pedal. However, the pilot accidentally depressed the owner's right rudder pedal, rather than his own left rudder pedal.
Probable Cause: The pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control and his inadvertent activation of the right rudder pedal.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC04LA015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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