Wednesday, December 21, 2022

AutoGyro Cavalon, N518DT: Incident occurred December 19, 2022 in Benson, Cochise County, Arizona

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona

Rotorcraft nose gear collapsed and rolled over on its side.  


Date: 19-DEC-22
Time: 17:45:00Z
Regis#: N518DT
Aircraft Make: AUTOGYRO GMBH
Aircraft Model: CAVALON
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Flight Crew: 1 Unknown Injuries 
Pax: 0 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: BENSON
State: ARIZONA

1 comment:

  1. Cool aircraft however sure seems to be quite a few accidents involved in landing phase of these.

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