Csp Leasing CAVALON N425AG
10 March 2017 · Santa Maria, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 2017 at about 23:30 local time, a Csp Leasing CAVALON registered N425AG was involved in an accident near Santa Maria, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Maria, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H (SMX)
- Coordinates
- 34.8950, -120.4486
- Aircraft
- Csp Leasing CAVALON
- Registration
- N425AG
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Year built
- 2015
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Maria → Santa Maria
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain crosswind correction during landing in crosswind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, during a stop-and-go landing in crosswind conditions, the gyroplane bounced about 4 ft. He added that the wind lifted the gyroplane and that he did not have "the speed or rudder control to counteract" the drift. The gyroplane impacted the ground on its right side. The gyroplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport revealed that, about 39 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 300° at 8 knots. The gyroplane landed on runway 30.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Csp Leasing CAVALON accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2020 | Csp Leasing CAVALON | Roseburg, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2017 | Bell 206B | Firebaugh, California, United States | West Valley Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2017 | Rockwell S 2R | Brawley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Cessna T210N | Watsonville, California, United States | Singh Amandeep | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2017 | Piper PA 28R-201T | Nipton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172M | Chico, California, United States | Northgate Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Maule MX7 | Live Oak, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |