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FAA accident report · Camilio Saiz JR ELA ECLIPSE 10 · Oshkosh, WI · July 29, 2023

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Date
July 29, 2023 · 12:27 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N221EL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23FA333
Reported as
Camilio Saiz JR ELA Eclipse 10
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total500 in this make and model
N221ELRegistered now · Camilio Saiz JR ELA ECLIPSE 10S/N 04175281014Airframe modelCamilio Saiz JR ELA ECLIPSE 10

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What happened

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Oshkosh, WI (osh): an eclipse 10 gyrocopter crashed into a rotorway helicopter while operating in the ultralight area on the southwest side of rwy 36. POB: 2, injuries: serious, damage: substantial. 07/29/2023 1830Z

The eclipse 10 gyrocopter’s rotor mast, rotor blades and empennage separated on impact at an altitude of approximately 250 feet. The gyrocopter’s trajectory continued in an east heading for approximately 320 feet and impacted a parked aircraft on the eaa grounds. It came to rest upright atop the parked aircraft and oriented southwest, with the aircraft cabin largely intact. Both gyrocopter occupants sustained serious injuries.

No ground injuries were reported.

Reference: incident report number A-GL-13-23-022 for details regarding the other aircraft involved in this midair collision.

Note: a Mooney M20F, serial no. 670015 aircraft parked on the ground with no occupants and no intent to fly incurred significant damage due to impact with the gyrocopter following the midair collision.

This report may be amended as additional information becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

OSHKOSH, WI (OSH): AN ECLIPSE 10 GYROCOPTER CRASHED INTO A ROTORWAY HELICOPTER WHILE OPERATING IN THE ULTRALIGHT AREA ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF RWY 36. POB: 2, INJURIES: SERIOUS, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 07/29/2023 1830Z

THE ECLIPSE 10 GYROCOPTER’S ROTOR MAST, ROTOR BLADES AND EMPENNAGE SEPARATED ON IMPACT AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET. THE GYROCOPTER’S TRAJECTORY CONTINUED IN AN EAST HEADING FOR APPROXIMATELY 320 FEET AND IMPACTED A PARKED AIRCRAFT ON THE EAA GROUNDS. IT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ATOP THE PARKED AIRCRAFT AND ORIENTED SOUTHWEST, WITH THE AIRCRAFT CABIN LARGELY INTACT. BOTH GYROCOPTER OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NO GROUND INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

REFERENCE: INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER A-GL-13-23-022 FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE OTHER AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS MIDAIR COLLISION.

NOTE: A MOONEY M20F, SERIAL NO. 670015 AIRCRAFT PARKED ON THE GROUND WITH NO OCCUPANTS AND NO INTENT TO FLY INCURRED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE GYROCOPTER FOLLOWING THE MIDAIR COLLISION.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN23FA333Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportOshkosh, WIThe failure of the gyroplane pilot to see and avoid the helicopter while maneuvering in the traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident was the gyroplane pilot’s performance of a prohibited maneuver in the traffic pattern.Jul 29, 2023 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N193AZSteve P Peltekian Rotorway 162FAccident 20230729009792A · Destroyed · 2 fatal