# Accident 20171117018839A: Donald L Homer AUTOGYRO CAVALON, Oak Island, NC, November 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Oak Island, NC
- Airport: Cape Fear Regional Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9269° N, 78.0783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9269&lon=-78.0783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N470CH-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Donald L Homer AUTOGYRO CAVALON (registry code 05631VB, https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-l-homer-autogyro-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DONALD L HOMER AUTOGYRO CAVALON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 225 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171117018839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS FOR CURRENCY AND A FLIGHT REVIEW AT KSUT. THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION (PIU) WAS ON THE CONTROLS FOR THE NORMAL RUNUP, AND TAKEOFF. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 23, AT APPROX. 70-100 FT AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE RPM. (FROM 5000 TO 3000). AT THAT POINT THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND MADE A 180 TURN BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AREA AND MADE A HARD LANDING IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RWY AND TAXIWAY, JUST TO THE WEST OF RWY 05. NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. PROPELLER SUFFERED DAMAGE TO ONE OF 3 BLADES. COMPOSITE AIRFRAME SUFFERED DAMAGE THROUGHOUT WITH CRACKS NOTED IN FUSELAGE BELLY AREA, LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS, DOOR FRAMES AND THROTTLE QUADRANT/PEDESTAL AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA18LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA027), Nov 17, 2017: Homer Autogyro Cavalon (N470CH), Oak Island, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N470CH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140831016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831016869I), Aug 31, 2014: Donald L Homer AUTOGYRO CAVALON (N470CH), Stevensville, MD, Minor damage. On approach to Kentmorr Airport, MD engine quit, landed short in a ditch, rotor blades struck ground as they were slowing down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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