# Accident 20180809010519A: Airgyro Aviation LLC TERCEL, Spanish Fork, UT, August 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1417° N, 111.6628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1417&lon=-111.6628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557AT-2020-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airgyro TERCEL (registry code 05636TU, https://openairdocs.org/model/airgyro-tercel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRGYRO AVIATION LLC TERCEL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA484) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180809010519A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS TO FLY HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. HE MET WITH HIS CFI PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND DISCUSSED WEATHER AND THE PLAN FOR THE FLIGHT THE WAS TO OCCUR. THE STUDENT PILOT LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL OPEN AND BEGAN ACCELERATING FORWARD. HE ROTATAED THE DISK AFT AT 45-50 KTS TO LIFT OFF BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT BEGIN TO CLIMB. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED MORE AFT CYCLIC AND AT ABOUT 60 KTS STILL DID NOT HAVE ADEQUAT LIFT HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACED THE TAIL, THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT ON IS SIDE.

## 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 GAA18CA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA484), Aug 9, 2018: Airgyro Tercel (N557AT), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and yaw control during takeoff.

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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