Pavel Vagner TANGO2 N857UV

Summary

On 30 April 2019 at about 21:45 local time, a Pavel Vagner TANGO2 registered N857UV was involved in an accident near Cobden, Illinois, 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.

Date

30 April 2019 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cobden, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

37.5348, -89.2527

Aircraft

Pavel Vagner TANGO2

Registration

N857UV

Category

Gyrocraft

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cobden → Cobden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA232

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during the approach, 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 was working toward his gyroplane rating and had received a solo endorsement. He reported that, during approach, he turned from base to final and that the airspeed then decreased. He added that the gyroplane "abruptly settled" and then landed hard on the dirt surface. The rotor blades struck the ground, and the gyroplane came to rest upright. The gyroplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and the rotor blades. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.