AAIB investigation to RAF 2000 GTX-SE, G-CDJN

Forced landing in canal after takeoff, Great Heck, North Yorkshire, 15 September 2023

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 11 April 2024

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 15 September 2023
• Aircraft type: RAF 2000 GTX-SE
• Location: Great Heck Airstrip, North Yorkshire
• Registration: G-CDJN

Shortly after takeoff, the gyrocopter lost performance and, from a low height, started to descend. The pilot manoeuvred away from a line of trees and conducted a forced landing in a nearby canal. The pilot considers that distraction had led him to leave the rotor brake applied and was the cause of the reduction in performance.

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Published 11 April 2024