# Accident 20190814016489A: Csp Leasing LLC CAVALON, Shelton, WA, August 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2328° N, 123.1508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2328&lon=-123.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477AG-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: CSP Leasing CAVALON (registry code 05634DE, https://openairdocs.org/model/csp-leasing-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914ULS (registry code 55552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914uls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CSP LEASING LLC CAVALON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 76 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190814016489A

## Narrative

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

ACCELERATED ON T.O. ROLL. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT LIFTING OFF. PILOT PULLED STICK BACK SLIGHTLY AND NOSE PITCHED UP. AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND ROLLED LEFT. ROTOR STRUCK GROUND, AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO LEFT SIDE, PROP STRUCK GROUND. AIRCRAFT SLIDE TO STOP ON LEFT SIDE OF RWY 23 NEAR A-3 .

## 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 WPR19LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA221), Aug 15, 2019: AutoGyro Cavalon (N477AG), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to initiate the takeoff roll with inadequate rotor speed, and his failure to follow the published takeoff procedures, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the…

## Other reports on N477AG (1)

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

- [Accident 20200528008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200528008169A), May 28, 2020: Csp Leasing LLC CAVALON (N477AG), Myrtle Creek, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Gyrocopter was observed at 1410 flying nearby Myrtle Creek airpark. The witness heard the engine "sputtering" then followed by a loud explosion. The gyrocopter…

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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