Newbold NEWBOLD 2000 N90413

Summary

On 12 January 2008 at about 20:27 local time, a Newbold NEWBOLD 2000 registered N90413 was involved in an accident near Newark, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 January 2008 at 20:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Newark, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.0300, -82.4619

Aircraft

Newbold NEWBOLD 2000

Registration

N90413

Category

Gyrocraft

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newark → Newark

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA063

Nobody was injured.

The CFI's failure to maintain control of the gyrocopter which resulted in settling with power and the subsequent hard landing. Factors associated with the accident were the CFI's decision to excessively flare the gyrocopter at a low altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certified flight instructor (CFI) reported that he was demonstrating a ballooned landing when the accident occurred. He stated he intentionally flared the gyroplane "too high" at an altitude of 10 feet above the runway. The CFI stated the student quickly corrected so he added a "little more flare" overlooking that the gyrocopter had already begun to settle. He reported the gyrocopter then descended vertically making hard contact with the runway. The left landing gear axle separated and the gyrocopter rolled onto its left side. The CFI reported he will no longer teach the recovery of an improper flare at low altitude and will put greater emphasis on the understanding and recovery of being "behind the power curve." The gyrocopter sustained substantial damage to the rotor mast assembly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.