# Accident 20260323006949A: Salt Lake Gyrocopters LLC CALIDUS, Fairfield, UT, March 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2026, 14:35 local time
- Place: Fairfield, UT
- Airport: West Desert Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2425° N, 112.0911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2425&lon=-112.0911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247WR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Salt Lake Gyrocopters CALIDUS (registry code 05642T8, https://openairdocs.org/model/salt-lake-gyrocopters-calidus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SALT LAKE GYROCOPTERS LLC CALIDUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 48 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260323006949A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 17. THE EVENT OCCURED ON THEIR FOURTH CIRCUIT OF THE PATTERN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STABILITY OSCILLATED LEFT AND RIGHT EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 1 POB, NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR26LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA137), Mar 23, 2026: Salt Lake Gyrocopters Calidus (N247WR), Fairfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was nose wheel misalignment at touchdown.

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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