# Accident 20020629016839A: Amtr RAF2000, Palmer, AK, June 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5947° N, 149.0889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5947&lon=-149.0889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435PR-2002-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Denzer Raymond D RAF-2000 (registry code 056115J, https://openairdocs.org/model/denzer-raymond-d-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020629016839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0948 WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT DENZER RAF 2000 GYROCOPTER, N435PR, LOST CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND COLLIDED MIDWAY OF RUNWAY 16 OF THE PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PALMER, ALASKA. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WITNESSED THE GYROPLANE AT TAKE OFF. THEY OBSERVED THE GYROPLANE AT ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND NOTICED THE MAIN ROTOR SLOWLY ROTATING AND HITTING THE TAIL RUDDER. THE GYROPLANE THEN WENT INTO A STEEP DIVE DOWNWARD AND IMPACTED HARD INTO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC02FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA064), Jun 29, 2002: Denzer RAF 2000 (N435PR), Palmer, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt liftoff during takeoff, and his failure to correct a pilot-induced-oscillation during takeoff initial climb which resulted in the main rotor blades striking the tail mounted…

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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