# Accident 19980516009759A: Amtr RAF2000, Arlington, WA, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 12:45 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (AWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72397, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72397-2006-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sprague Randall RAF 2000 GTX SE (registry code 05604GJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sprague-randall-raf-2000-gtx-se) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009759A

## Narrative

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

SOLOING GRYOPLANE LANDING. WIND GUSTY TIPPED GYRO ON ITS SIDE. DAMAGED MAIN ROTOR AND PROP. (-23)PILOT IS RATED ASEL.  HE RECEIVED A SOLO SIGN OFF BY A GYROPLANE CFT ON 12/30/98.  WHILE CONDUCTING A SOLO LANDING, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS SIDE DAMAGING THE MAIN ROTOR AND PROPELLER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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