# Accident 20001118022979A: Amtr RAF2000GTX, Ogden, UT, November 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2000, 12:50 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1951° N, 112.0122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OGDEN-HINCKLEY (OGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1951&lon=-112.0122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6382T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6382T-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murdock William RAF 2000 GTX (registry code 05607GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/murdock-william-raf-2000-gtx) (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 RAF2000GTX
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001118022979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING UNSUPERVISED TAXI AND "SHORT HOPS" DOWN THE RUNWAY. PILOT CHOSE TO TAKE THE A/C OFF AND CLIMBED TO APPROX. 150 FEET AGL THEN DESCENDED BACK FOR LANDING. PILOT MISJUDGED, LOST CONTROL, LANDED HARD. A/C BOUNCED AND TURNED SIDEWAYS AND IMPACTED AGAIN CAUSING THE A/C TO ROLL ONTO SIDE. A/C STRUCK MAIN ROTORS ON SURFACE AND BROKE OFF THE KEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 DEN01LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA015), Nov 18, 2000: Murdock RAF 2000 GTX (N6382T), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown which resulted in a hard landing. Factors were lack of familiarity with the aircraft and lack of total experience.

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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