ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240739
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 2020 |
| Time: | C. 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Magni M-24 Orion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 49ABZ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saumur-Saint-Florent airfield (XSU/LFOD), Maine-et-Loire -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saumur-St-Florent Airfield (LFOD) |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the day of the accident, the pilot met two acquaintances, pilots and owners of lower range gyroplanes, interested in discovering the Magni M24 Plus. The latter, positioned near the runway, observed the take-off of 49ABZ.
During takeoff, the pilot, who had little experience on the gyroplane, exerted excessive influence on the pitch control. It then attained a strong nose-up attitude, almost vertical.
This flight took place in a context where the pilot, recently qualified and described as "reckless" by people around him, had fulfilled his wish to be able to fly freely in his ULM after several months of training. It is therefore possible that a desire to demonstrate the performance of his newly acquired autogyro to the pilots who remained on the ground, whom he knew and whose interest in this type of microlight he knew, contributed to this excessive attitude gain.
The steep climb at full power caused the apparent weight of the gyroplane to decrease, leading to a decrease in rotor speed. The pilot, probably surprised by the strong nose-up attitude of his autogyro and by this dynamic situation, was not able to regain control of the trajectory. He eventually lost roll control of the autogyro, which collided with the ground near the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/saumur-accident-d-ulm-le-pilote-est-decede-6954513
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Type of aircraft: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Salon_du_Bourget_20090619_014.jpg/2560px-Salon_du_Bourget_20090619_014.jpg (Photo)
Media:
⚠️ Accident mortel de l’#ulm #autogire Magni M24 identifié 49AB survenu en fin de journée lors du décollage de l’aérodrome de #saumur / 3 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero se rendent sur place demain matin / @BEA_Aero ouvre une enquête de sécurité.
— BEA ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) August 31, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2020 21:46 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2020 21:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2020 21:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Sep-2020 19:55 | harro | Updated [Plane category] |
| 08-Nov-2021 08:41 | harro | Updated [Registration, Narrative, Accident report] |
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