# Accident 20231116016969A: Theodore C Kalman ELA ECLIPSE 10, Yuma, AZ, November 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2023, 17:25 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6566° N, 114.6060° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6566&lon=-114.6060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Theodore C Kalman ELA ECLIPSE 10 (registry code 05636PS, https://openairdocs.org/model/theodore-c-kalman-ela-eclipse-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THEODORE C KALMAN ELA ECLIPSE 10
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,720 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231116016969A

## Narrative

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

THE AUTOGYRO AIRCRAFT TAXIED FOR DEPARTURE AT THE KNYL AIRPORT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS.  AFTER THE FINAL LANDING AND WHILE ON RUNWAY 35, THE AUTOGYRO ENCOUNTERED A WIND DUST-DEVIL.  THESE WIND GUSTS BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.   THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY 3L/21R ENTRY SIGN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S CARBON FIBER FUSELAGE, NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. NEITHER PIC NOR PASSENGER WERE HURT.

## 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 WPR24LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA044), Nov 17, 2023: Theodore C Kalman ELA Eclipse 10 (N82TK), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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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