Autogyro CAVALON N882M

Summary

On 19 June 2019 at about 02:20 local time, a Autogyro CAVALON registered N882M was involved in an accident near Nephi, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 June 2019 at 02:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Nephi, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Nephi Muni (U14)

Coordinates

39.7475, -111.8714

Aircraft

Autogyro CAVALON

Registration

N882M

Category

Gyrocraft

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nephi → Nephi

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA359

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's insufficient rudder input during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of yaw control and a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.