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CHI98LA163

1998-05-16 · RENSSELAER, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RZL

N4062H has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CENTAUR 101 LONGREN L-13), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

the pilot excessively flared the gyroplane during the landing.

Factual narrative

On May 16, 1998, at 1647 eastern daylight time, a Butler Tool RAF 2000, N4062H, operated by a private pilot rolled over following a loss of control while landing at the Jasper County Airport, Rensselaer, Indiana. The pilot was not injured. The gyroplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Jasper County Airport, at 1630 edt. 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. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1998_CHI98LA163.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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