# Accident 20020802018679A: Amtr RAF2000, Newberg, OR, August 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Chehalem Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3236° N, 123.0539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3236&lon=-123.0539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73GK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaminski Gary D RAF 2000 GYROPLANE (registry code 05611Z9, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaminski-gary-d-raf-2000-gyroplane) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020802018679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT 17S WITH A GUSTY CROSSWIND. HE MADE A SHORT APPROACH AND DID NOT FLY A STABILIZED FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO GET TOO SLOW PRIOR TO LANDING. WHEN POWER WAS ADDED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINED. THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## 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 SEA02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA142), Aug 3, 2002: Kaminski RAF 2000 (N73GK), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation (excessive altitude) for crosswind conditions resulting in the gyroplane's rotors contacting the ground. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind conditions.

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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