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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr RAF 2000 · Goodyear, AZ · March 22, 1997

Date: March 22, 1997 · 09:09 local
Place: Goodyear, AZ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4132R
Reported as: Amtr RAF2000
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total250 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N4132RRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2018 · Mayfield James P III RAF 2000S/N H2-96-7-212 · Built 1996 Airframe modelMayfield James P III RAF 2000 Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the gyro plane departed Goodyear muni at around 0800 on 3-22-97 for a local instructional flight with a student on board. During the return flight the instructor noticed that the engine oil pressure went to 0 PSI. The instructor took over control and diverted to an open field for landing. Shortly after the engine seized. The pilot called Goodyear tower to inform them of the off airport landing. The pilot then made a power off landing in the northeast corner of thomas and 107 ave. there was no damage to the aircraft nor injuries to the pilots as a result of the off airport landing. The gyro plane was then put on a trailer and sent to Goodyear airport for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE GYRO PLANE DEPARTED GOODYEAR MUNI AT AROUND 0800 ON 3-22-97 FOR A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT ON BOARD. DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 PSI. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROL AND DIVERTED TO AN OPEN FIELD FOR LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT CALLED GOODYEAR TOWER TO INFORM THEM OF THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT THEN MADE A POWER OFF LANDING IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THOMAS AND 107 AVE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOR INJURIES TO THE PILOTS AS A RESULT OF THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE GYRO PLANE WAS THEN PUT ON A TRAILER AND SENT TO GOODYEAR AIRPORT FOR REPAIRS.

Other reports on N4132R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20031016036769ALevel Off Touchdown · Buckeye, AZ(-23) Following local dual flight with instructor, pilot let out instructor, strapped 100 pounds of ballast in aircraft and returned to runway for local solo flight. Pilot and his instructor stated that final approach was normal and into the wind. When…Oct 16, 2003 · Substantial damage