Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Salt Lake City, Utah
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https://registry.faa.gov/N882M
Location: Nephi, UT
Accident Number:GAA19CA359
Date & Time: 06/18/2019, 2020 MDT
Registration: N882M
Aircraft: AUTOGYRO GMBH Cavalon
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control in flight
Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Flight Test
Analysis
The pilot reported that, during takeoff, he rotated around 55 knots and that the gyroplane instantly yawed left about 45°. The pilot reported that he was "behind the power curve" and that the gyroplane could not climb or gain airspeed. The gyroplane began to descend, the pilot turned left, and the gyroplane landed hard and rolled to the right side.
The pilot added that he believed that the gyroplane initially yawed left during the climb because of the "P-factor due to [a newly installed] more powerful engine" and that he failed to add right rudder input to correct. He added that it was his first test flight with the new engine.
The gyroplane sustained substantial damage to the tailboom.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's insufficient rudder input during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of yaw control and a hard landing.
Findings
Aircraft
Rudder control system - Not used/operated (Cause)
Yaw control - Not attained/maintained (Cause)
Personnel issues
Aircraft control - Pilot (Cause)
Total experience w/ equipment - Pilot
Factual Information
History of Flight
Takeoff
Loss of control in flight (Defining event)
Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Roll over
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 66, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): Gyroplane
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 Waiver Time Limited Special
Last FAA Medical Exam: 11/12/2018
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 11/07/2018
Flight Time: (Estimated) 227.5 hours (Total, all aircraft), 82.7 hours (Total, this make and model), 126.8 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 7.3 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 7.3 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: AUTOGYRO GMBH
Registration: N882M
Model/Series: Cavalon
Aircraft Category: Gyroplane
Year of Manufacture: 2019
Amateur Built: Yes
Airworthiness Certificate: Experimental
Serial Number: V00360
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 04/17/2019, Unknown
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1102 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 13.5 Hours at time of accident
Engine Manufacturer: Rotax
ELT: Not installed
Engine Model/Series: 915
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 130 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KPVU, 4497 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 29 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 0056 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 14°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 7000 ft agl
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 10 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction: 360°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 30.02 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 27°C / 4°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Nephi, UT (U14)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Nephi, UT (U14)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 2020 MDT
Type of Airspace: Class G
Airport Information
Airport: NEPHI MUNI (U14)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 5022 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 35
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 6300 ft / 100 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: None
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 39.747500, -111.871389 (est)
NEPHI, Utah — The Juab County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a Davis County man has been hospitalized after a gyrocopter crashed Tuesday evening in Nephi.
Chief Deputy Brent Pulver said the crash happened at the Nephi Municipal Airport and dispatch received a call about the incident just before 9:00 p.m. Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will be investigating the one-person aircraft crash, according to Pulver.
The victim’s name was not released but Pulver said he is a 66-year-old male from Kaysville.
The FAA requires pilots to have a sport pilot license to fly gyrocopters.
Original article can be found here ➤ https://fox13now.com
NEPHI, Utah, June 19, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — A Davis County man was transported to the hospital Tuesday evening after a gyrocopter crash at the Nephi Municipal Airport.
Brent Pulver, chief deputy of the Nephi City Police Department, told Gephardt Daily that the call came to dispatch at about 8:45 p.m.
“It was a small gyrocopter,” Pulver said. “The pilot said he was out practicing touch-and-go, and was 60 to 80 feet in the air when he lost power. He had issues with the gyrocopter, and he landed hard. The gyrocopter went onto its side.
Pulver said the man “is doing OK.”
“He was out there alone, and was able to get out and walk to the hanger. He ended up finding someone to give him a ride to the hospital. His injuries were non life-threatening.”
The man in the single person crash was a 66-year-old Kaysville resident, Pulver said. His name has not been released.
Pulver said the gyrocopter, a single-person craft, was still in place as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, awaiting a crash investigation by officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Original article can be found here ➤ https://gephardtdaily.com
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