# Accident 20000526012919A: Amtr RAF2000, Franklin, NC, May 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Franklin, NC
- Airport: Macon County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1870° N, 83.3884° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1870&lon=-83.3884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6314T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526012919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE TOUCH DOWN OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, A WITNESS STATED THAT THE GYROPLANE DID A SEVERE "YAW JERK" WHEN THE NOSE TIRE TOUCHED DOWN. THE PILOT SAID ON TOUCHDOWN HE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION.  THE WITNESS HEARD POWER BEING ADDED.  THE NOSE WHEEL LIFTED OF THE GROUND AND THE ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE GROUND AFT TO THE HYDROPLANE.  THE HYDROPLANE THEN DID A SEMI "CARTWHEEL" OFF OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON ITS SIDE WITH THE TAIL BOOM TUBING BROKEN.  THE PILO WAS NOT INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL00LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA057), May 26, 2000: John Thomas Cloud Dancer 2 (N6314T), Franklin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the gyroplane during takeoff roll, resulting in a roll over.

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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