Accident to the Brakogyro 914 UL identified 65QX on 23/09/2022 at Geville

Insufficient rotor speed, flapping of rotor blades, runway overrun during take-off run

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

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.

Final report (16/04/2024)

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General information
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	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	RE: Runway excursion, OTHR: Other
File number	BEA2022-0469

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Microlight - Microlight-Class 4-Gyroplane
Operator	France
Manufacturer / Model	OTHER
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

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