What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 18, 2017, about 16:15 local mountain standard time, an experimental category operating amateur built aircraft builder John Roscoe model auto gyro cavalon serial number V00110, N953LS, departed san manuel airport (KE77) san manual Arizona with a planned destination of Casa Grande Municipal Airport, (kcgz) Casa Grande Arizona. The pilot/privacy data omittedwas picking up the aircraft from a 12 month condition inspection and returning to his home base at Casa Grande airport. The pilot reported all systems were normal, upon touch down on runway 05 at the Casa Grande airport about 17:43 MST the aircraft started to ?duck walk? And the main rotor contacted the runway and the aircraft rolled onto its left side. The pilot was able to egress and assist the passenger out of the aircraft. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with post impact fire. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed with ATC. The private pilot with sport gyroplane endorsement and the one passenger onboard sustained minor injuries
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 18, 2017, ABOUT 16:15 LOCAL MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT BUILDER JOHN ROSCOE MODEL AUTO GYRO CAVALON SERIAL NUMBER V00110, N953LS, DEPARTED SAN MANUEL AIRPORT (KE77) SAN MANUAL ARIZONA WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (KCGZ) CASA GRANDE ARIZONA. THE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS PICKING UP THE AIRCRAFT FROM A 12 MONTH CONDITION INSPECTION AND RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE AT CASA GRANDE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL, UPON TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 05 AT THE CASA GRANDE AIRPORT ABOUT 17:43 MST THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ?DUCK WALK? AND THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS AND ASSIST THE PASSENGER OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH ATC. THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH SPORT GYROPLANE ENDORSEMENT AND THE ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.