Butler Tool RAF 2000 N4062H
16 May 1998 · Rensselaer, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1998 at about 20:47 local time, a Butler Tool RAF 2000 registered N4062H was involved in an accident near Rensselaer, Indiana, 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 20:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rensselaer, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jasper County (RZL)
- Coordinates
- 40.9296, -87.1396
- Aircraft
- Butler Tool RAF 2000
- Registration
- N4062H
- 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
- CHI98LA163
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot excessively flared the gyroplane during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he made a 'normal' approach to runway 27. He reported that he had 'too much flare' during the landing and the gyroplane got into a nose high attitude. According to the pilot, the rotor blades then contacted the ground. The gyroplane then touched down hard and rolled over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1998 | Read ROTORWAY EXECUTIVE | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1998 | Fokker F-28 MK100 | Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Cessna 150 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Cessna 177RG | Tocsin, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1998 | Schweizer 269C | Decker, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |