Steve_UK
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Todays FAA ASIAS shows us
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, OAK ISLAND, NC
Those of you with long memories or who browse my Blog will recall an earlier accident with this gyro -
31.8.14 - Kentmorr Airpark, Stevensville, Maryland, USA - Auto-Gyro Cavalon - N470CH - the FAA preliminary reports that during an unplanned landing the Cavalon landed short of the runway and ran into a ditch. The instructor and student escaped with minor injuries. The gyrocopter has been returned to Auto-Gyro USA and is believed to have major damage.
UPDATE 1.11.14 - The FAA NPTRS report states "...the aircraft lost engine power and that the pilot attempted to land on runway 28 at Kentmorr but landed short of the runway in a ditch. During the landing the rotor blades contacted the ground." A later section of the report states that "Maintenance crew found no discrepancies with the engine. The aircraft log book had no past history of engine failure. A 15 minute hi-power engine run noted no discrepancies."
Following this first accident the registration was cancelled on 30th April 2015.
It re-appeared as a new registration on 23rd October 2017 ( four weeks ago ) to a firm in NC - I assume it was re-built in the intervening period.
Will it be re-built again.
http://gyroaccidents.blogspot.co.uk/
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, OAK ISLAND, NC
| 17-NOV-17 | |
| Time: | 15:00:00Z |
| Regis#: | N470CH |
| Aircraft Make: | AUTOGYRO |
| Aircraft Model: | CAVALON |
| Event Type: | ACCIDENT |
| Highest Injury: | NONE |
| Aircraft Missing: | No |
| Damage: | SUBSTANTIAL |
| LOCATION | |
| City: | OAK ISLAND |
| State: | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Country: | UNITED STATES |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| Description: | AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, OAK ISLAND, NC |
Those of you with long memories or who browse my Blog will recall an earlier accident with this gyro -
31.8.14 - Kentmorr Airpark, Stevensville, Maryland, USA - Auto-Gyro Cavalon - N470CH - the FAA preliminary reports that during an unplanned landing the Cavalon landed short of the runway and ran into a ditch. The instructor and student escaped with minor injuries. The gyrocopter has been returned to Auto-Gyro USA and is believed to have major damage.
UPDATE 1.11.14 - The FAA NPTRS report states "...the aircraft lost engine power and that the pilot attempted to land on runway 28 at Kentmorr but landed short of the runway in a ditch. During the landing the rotor blades contacted the ground." A later section of the report states that "Maintenance crew found no discrepancies with the engine. The aircraft log book had no past history of engine failure. A 15 minute hi-power engine run noted no discrepancies."
Following this first accident the registration was cancelled on 30th April 2015.
It re-appeared as a new registration on 23rd October 2017 ( four weeks ago ) to a firm in NC - I assume it was re-built in the intervening period.
Will it be re-built again.
http://gyroaccidents.blogspot.co.uk/
