# Accident 20171118019189A: John Roscoe AUTOGYRO CAVALON, Casa Grande, AZ, November 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2017, 17:43 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9536° N, 111.7694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9536&lon=-111.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953LS-2018-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John Roscoe AUTOGYRO CAVALON (registry code 05632XP, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-roscoe-autogyro-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN ROSCOE AUTOGYRO CAVALON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 115 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171118019189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA18CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA049), Nov 19, 2017: John Roscoe Autogyro Cavalon (N953LS), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in loss of directional control and a subsequent runway excursion.

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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