Gillmore BENSON B&M N2152G
26 June 1999 · Greencastle, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1999 at about 13:30 local time, a Gillmore BENSON B&M registered N2152G was involved in an accident near Greencastle, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greencastle, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Putnam County (4I7)
- Coordinates
- 39.6399, -86.8406
- Aircraft
- Gillmore BENSON B&M
- Registration
- N2152G
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA200
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the failure of the cyclic control rod. Factors were aircraft control not possible for the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that the roll control was lost and while attempting to maneuver for a landing. He said that on approach '... about 200 ft and 400 yards from the threshold of the runway the first violent left bank occurred.' He said he applied controls to counter the bank and the gyroplane '... sluggishly started turning back to the right...' He said that he then began to nose the gyroplane down to gain some airspeed and at that point the engine suffered a loss of power. He said that about 50 feet above ground level, '... the machine made another violent roll to the left and nosed toward the ground.' He said opposite controls did not arrest the roll and the gyroplane impacted the terrain just left of the runway. An examination of the gyroplane subsequent to the accident found that the right cyclic control rod was fractured. The fracture was discolored with corrosion through 90% of the material All other mechanical anomalies were consistent with impact damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1999 | Piper PA-18-L21B | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150L | Garrett, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1999 | Cessna 210 | Rochester, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Oct 1999 | Beechcraft C-23 | Greenwood, Indiana, United States | Duane K. Harrington | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1999 | British JETSTREAM 3101 | South Bend, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |