04/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/16/2024 03:36
Insufficient rotor speed, flapping of rotor blades, runway overrun during take-off run
France - BEA
During the take-off run on runway 17 at Geville microlight strip, the rotor's speed remained well below the normal rotation speed for take-off.
It is possible that the pilot pre-rotated the rotor to an insufficiently high rotation speed and started the take-off run. The low rotor speed during the take-off run may have caused the blades to flap and bend. After exiting the runway, the gyroplane continued its run in a field before tipping over and coming to a stop on its RH side.
The investigation was not able to determine why the pilot started the take-off run with an insufficient rotor speed.
Local date | 23/09/2022 |
Responsible entity | France - BEA |
State or area of occurrence | France - 55 Meuse |
Location | Geville |
Human consequences | Fatal |
Number of death | 2 |
Aircraft consequences | Destroyed |
Occurrence class | Accident |
Occurence category | RE: Runway excursion, OTHR: Other |
File number | BEA2022-0469 |
Aircraft category | Microlight - Microlight-Class 4-Gyroplane |
Operator | France |
Manufacturer / Model | OTHER (ULM classe 4-Autogire - CARPENTERIE PAGOTTO SRL - BRAKOGYRO - ROTOR BRAKO GT 912) |
Aircraft Registration | 65QX |
State of registry | France |
Last departure point | France (PF-ULM GEVILLLE) |
Planned destination | France (PF-ULM GEVILLLE) |
Flight phase | Unknown |
Serial number | |
Operator Type AG | Private owner |
Operation Type | Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local |
BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.