Bryan S Happell TANGO2 N886T

Summary

On 17 April 2021 at about 19:05 local time, a Bryan S Happell TANGO2 registered N886T was involved in an accident near Hayden, Idaho, 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

17 April 2021 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayden, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Pappy Boyington Field (COE)

Coordinates

47.7753, -116.8236

Aircraft

Bryan S Happell TANGO2

Registration

N886T

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

WPR21LA165

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to control the pitch attitude of the gyroplane during landing, which resulted in a loss of control, runway excursion and collision with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the gyroplane reported that, during a touch-and-go landing to the runway, the gyroplane floated, and the front wheel contacted the runway. He attempted to regain control, but the gyroplane veered off the runway and came to rest on its side. The gyroplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and rotor system. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.