20221204018249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rotorsport UK CAVALON · Beverly, MA · December 4, 2022

Date
December 4, 2022 · 11:36 local
Place
Beverly, MA
Airport
Beverly Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N401GR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23FA078
Reported as
Rotorsport UK Cavalon
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
110 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff the aircraft became airborne near taxiway "a". The nose quickly yawed nearly 90 degrees to the left. Upon reaching an altitude of approximately 50 feet, the aircraft began to roll to the right, becoming inverted. The aircraft continued its roll to the right while descending rapidly, until striking the runway at an almost upright attitude. The aircraft continued to slide and exited the right side of the runway, coming to a stop approximately 15 feet in the grass.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE NEAR TAXIWAY "A". THE NOSE QUICKLY YAWED NEARLY 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT, BECOMING INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS ROLL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DESCENDING RAPIDLY, UNTIL STRIKING THE RUNWAY AT AN ALMOST UPRIGHT ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE AND EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET IN THE GRASS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.