20000402006359A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RAF 2000 GTX SE · Monroe City, MO · April 2, 2000

Date: April 2, 2000 · 18:15 local
Place: Monroe City, MO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1964
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA104
Reported as: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE

N1964Registration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Wilson Douglas R RAF 2000 GTX SES/N H2-99-10-402 · Built 1999 Airframe modelWilson Douglas R RAF 2000 GTX SE 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.

(-23) Pilot stated he took off with a passenger onboard with wind blowing perpendicular to takeoff direction. After obtaining an altitude of approximately fifty feet, pilot recognized the aircraft would not climb any further. While maneuvering on takeoff, pilot turned downwind, lost altitude, struck a large tree, and fell to the ground coming to rest in a ravine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF WITH A PASSENGER ONBOARD WITH WIND BLOWING PERPENDICULAR TO TAKEOFF DIRECTION. AFTER OBTAINING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET, PILOT RECOGNIZED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB ANY FURTHER. WHILE MANEUVERING ON TAKEOFF, PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND, LOST ALTITUDE, STRUCK A LARGE TREE, AND FELL TO THE GROUND COMING TO REST IN A RAVINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonroe City, MOthe pilot not obtaining clearance from the trees. Factors were the trees and the ravine terrain condition.Apr 2, 2000 · Substantial damage