# Accident 20180326010229A: Autogyro CAVALON, Haverhill, NH, March 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2018, 10:14 local time
- Place: Haverhill, NH
- Airport: Dean Memorial Aiport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0800° N, 72.0078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0800&lon=-72.0078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lynn Perry CAVALON (registry code 05636LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/lynn-perry-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUTOGYRO CAVALON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 77 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180326010229A

## Narrative

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

ON 3/26/2018 N442AG FAILED TO OBTAIN FLIGHT AFTER THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PIC WAS SOLE OCCUPANT.  WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME WERE NOT A FACTOR.  DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THE CONTROLS MOVED FREELY AND CORRECTLY.  DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE, THE CONTROL STICK WAS FULL FORWARD WITH THE PNEUMATIC MODE SELECTOR IN THE FLIGHT POSITION UNTIL THE ROTOR WAS UP TO 210 RPMS.  THE PIC MOVED THE CONTROL STICK AFT TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF.  BETWEEN AN ESTIMATED 40-50 KM/H, THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO LIFT PROMPTING AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT PUSHING THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD.  AFTER FAILING TO MOVE THE STICK WITH BOTH HANDS, THE PIC REDUCED POWER.  WITH THE LOSS OF FORWARD THRUST, THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND BUT, HOWEVER DUE TO THE RIGHT RUDDER INPUT REQUIRED FOR THE TAKEOFF, THE WHEEL WAS TURNED ENOUGH THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSTABLE AND TIPPED TO THE LEFT.  THE ROTOR AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON ITS LEFT SIDE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, ROTOR, PROPELLER AND EMPENNAGE.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION FOUND NO MAINTENANCE ISSUES BEYOND THOSE CAUSED BY THE GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 GAA18CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA179), Mar 26, 2018: Lynn Perry Cavalon (N442AG), Haverhill, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the binding of the control stick, for an undetermined reason, which precipitated the…

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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