The pilot not having held the stick fully aft during the takeoff roll It was concluded that the rotor rpm may have reduced as a result of A 'hammering' vibration occurred and theĪircraft veered to the left, off the runway, coming to rest on its side. The official UK AAIB report states ""Whilst attempting to take off the pilot applied aft control stick in
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The TV report below shows the wires to be maybe about 10m above the ground.ġ0th April 2013 - Wickenby airfield, Lincolnshire, England, UK - Auto-Gyro Calidus - G-CGMD - The Calidus crashed during take off. The pilot was rescued, the body of the passenger was recovered some hours later. The pilot suffered injuries to his left elbow.ġ2th July 2013 - Bryansk, Russia - Auto-Gyro Calidus - RA-0038A - Fatal - the yellow gyrocopter is believed to have hit powerlines across the river Desna before crashing into the water. The pilot was able to exit via the large cut outs in the summer style canopy. The main undercarriage detached from the fuselage.
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Precisely when the bang occurred but the witness thought it may have been at the point of, or shortlyĪfter the initial tilt to the right."" Full report on link belowĪutoGyro Calidus5th September 2013 - Baragwanath airfield, South Africa - Auto-Gyro Calidus - ZU-RHE - the gyrocopter rolled over during landing - source SA CAAĢ6th July 2013 - Drummondville, Quebec, Canada - C-GMUI - Auto-Gyro Calidus - During take off the gyrocopter rolled over to the left, skidded off the tarmac runway and onto the grass to the left. He saw the gyroplane tilt initiallyĪbout 45° to the right and as it fell, the tilt appeared to increase to 90° it was difficult to determine This was also described by another as "like a starting pistol". A witness from a group flying model aircraft heard a "metallic bang" The subsequent manoeuvre was variously describedīut the gyroplane appears to have descended, rotated to the right for 2 or 3 turns and then tumbled toĪn almost inverted attitude. Was possible to discern the individual blades. It was then that observers noticed that the rotor appeared to be turning very slowly it It was reported to have been flying slowly when it entereda right turn which continued through 360° back to the The pilot lost control at a height of approx 40m and the gyrocopter fell to the ground killing the pilot.Ģ0th April 1996 - Long Marston airfield, Warwickshire, UK - Air Command 532 Elite - G-BOVP - Fatal - part of the AAIB report reads, ".The gyroplane returned some 20 minutes later,heading south, at a height variously estimated asīetween 1,000and 2,000 feet agl the wind at 2,000 feet was about 220°/15kt. Witnesses describe a very low flight along the runway at a height of approx 2m before a steep pull up and turn. The Air Command gyro took off to give a flight demonstration. The airfield was holding an open afternoon for the local community, several other flight demonstrations were cancelled due to strong winds. The pilot received minor injuries.ġ5th June 2004 - Malov airfield, Denmark - Air Command 532 Elite - "10-15" - fatal accident. The pilots seat belt also tore during the accident.Ģ9th January 2013 - Westminster, Maryland, MD, USA - Air Command- N393GX - the gyrocopter apparently struck power cables before crashing into a nearby field near Clearview Airpark Airport.
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The Air Command gyro rolled over with damage to the blades, propeller and mast.
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The gyro started to lose altitude and a gust dropped him down to just 5 feet above ground level before impacting into a ploughed field.
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Gyroplane Accidents by Make/Model 151 total accidents on .ukBreakdown by model (click a link to go that list): Air Command - 4 accidents AutoGyro Calidus - 13 accidents AutoGyro Cavalon - 6 accidents AutoGyro MTO - 29 accidents Aviomania - 0 accidents Butterfly - 1 accidents Dominator - 16 accidents DTA J-Ro - 3 accidents ELA - 11 accidents Honeybee - 1 accidents Magni - 9 accidents RAF 2000 - 10 accidents SparrowHawk - 5 accidents Sport-Copter - 4 accidents Star Bee - 3 accidents Trixy - 3 accidents Xenon - 7 accidents Other - 26 accidents Air Command1st June 2013 - near Hebron, Maryland, MD, USA - Air Command gyro - the pilot states the gyrocopter was being flown at 30 feet above ground level and at 40 knots indicated airspeed.