Groen SPARROWHAWK II N130SW
10 November 2013 · Lubbock, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 2013 at about 23:00 local time, a Groen SPARROWHAWK II registered N130SW, operated by Glenn Davis, was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lubbock Executive (F82)
- Coordinates
- 33.4856, -101.8128
- Aircraft
- Groen SPARROWHAWK II
- Registration
- N130SW
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Year built
- 2007
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Glenn Davis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Slaton → Lubbock
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain a proper glidepath for landing which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the gyroplane was too high and too slow during the landing approach. The gyroplane landed hard and the landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the main rotor blades and the tail boom. The pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the gyroplane before the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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