Autogyro Usa CALIDUS N451AG

Summary

On 11 September 2022 at about 17:30 local time, a Autogyro Usa CALIDUS registered N451AG was involved in an accident near Jasper, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 September 2022 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jasper, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Pickens County (JZP)

Coordinates

34.4547, -84.4580

Aircraft

Autogyro Usa CALIDUS

Registration

N451AG

Category

Gyrocraft

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA419

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyroplane during a touch-and-go landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he finished training and received a logbook endorsement to fly the gyroplane five days before the accident. The purpose of the accident flight was to practice touch-and-go landings. The first two were uneventful, but during the third touch-and-go, he applied power to take off again and the gyroplane rolled to the left. The pilot overcorrected and rolled the gyroplane right, resulting in the main rotor blades contacting the ground. The gyroplane slid on the runway to a stop on its right side resulting in substantial damage to main rotor blades and tail section. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.