# Accident 20230729009802A: Camilio Saiz Jr ELA ECLIPSE 10, Oshkosh, WI, July 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2023, 12:27 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9637° N, 88.5597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9637&lon=-88.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221EL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221EL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Camilio Saiz JR ELA ECLIPSE 10 (registry code 05636QY, https://openairdocs.org/model/camilio-saiz-jr-ela-eclipse-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMILIO SAIZ JR ELA ECLIPSE 10
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729009802A

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N193AZ, Steve P Peltekian ROTORWAY 162F: [Accident 20230729009792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729009792A)

## 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 CEN23FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA333), Jul 29, 2023: Ela Eclipse 10 (N221EL), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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