# Accident 20220323004089A: Chris Chen CAVALON, Elmonte, CA, March 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2022, 11:45 local time
- Place: Elmonte, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0510° N, 118.0205° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0510&lon=-118.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1688B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1688B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chris Chen CAVALON (registry code 056326G, https://openairdocs.org/model/chris-chen-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS CHEN CAVALON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 169 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220323004089A

## Narrative

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

AT 1145 PDT ON 3/23/2022, N1688B, CAVALON GYRO COPTER, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED BY A ROTOR STRIKE ON RUNWAY 19 AT EL MONTE (EMT) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD, THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES (LACERATIONS ON HANDS AND ELBOW). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THE PIC STATED HIS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON THE MAIN ROTOR RPM JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AND THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS PREVENTABLE, AND WAS DUE TO HIS NEGLIGENCE, WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES.

## 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 WPR22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA134), Mar 23, 2022: Autogyro Cavalon (N1688B), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s diverted attention during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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