# Incident 19970322008819I: Amtr RAF2000, Goodyear, AZ, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 09:09 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4132R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4132R-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mayfield James P III RAF 2000 (registry code 05603CZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mayfield-james-p-iii-raf-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322008819I

## Narrative

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

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 20031016036769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031016036769A), Oct 16, 2003: Amtr RAF2000 (N4132R), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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