# Incident 20031012029669I: Amtr RAF2000, Bedford, MI, October 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2003, 16:37 local time
- Place: Bedford, MI
- Airport: Virgil Grisson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3953° N, 85.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3953&lon=-85.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2086H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2086H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kern Raymond L KER 2000 (registry code 056145C, https://openairdocs.org/model/kern-raymond-l-ker-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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 123 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031012029669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT IS THE OWNER OF THE GYROCOPTER. HIS ENGINE RPM WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED SO HE ADJUSTED THE PITCH OF HIS PUSHER ROTOR BY 1 DEGREE. THE RESULT WAS AN INCREASE OF RPM. HE TOOK OFF ON A PAVED RUNWAY BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT WANT TO CLIMB. HE TURNED TOWARD A SOD FIELD AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING LIFT. HE LANDED STRAIGHT DOWN ON THE SOD FIELD IN WHAT HE CHARACTERIZED AS A HARD LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND A BENT MAST.

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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