# Accident 20031016036769A: Amtr RAF2000, Buckeye, AZ, October 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2003
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Buckeye Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4208° N, 112.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4208&lon=-112.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4132R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4132R-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mayfield James P III RAF 2000 (registry code 05603CZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mayfield-james-p-iii-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031016036769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING LOCAL DUAL FLIGHT WITH INSTRUCTOR, PILOT LET OUT INSTRUCTOR, STRAPPED 100 POUNDS OF BALLAST IN AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO RUNWAY FOR LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT. PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT FINAL APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND INTO THE WIND. WHEN CROSSING THE RUNWAY NUMBERS THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND FLARED HIGH (6 FEET) FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT DROPPED IN HITTING ON TAIL WHEEL FIRST THEN ON MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT, ROTOR HIT GROUND AND SPUN 180 DEGREES.

## 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 LAX04CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA014), Oct 16, 2003: Mayfield RAF 2000 (N4132R), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the landing flare.

## Other reports on N4132R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970322008819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322008819I), Mar 22, 1997: Amtr RAF2000 (N4132R), Goodyear, AZ. Narrative: the gyro plane departed Goodyear muni at around 0800 on 3-22-97 for a local instructional flight with a student on board. During the return flight…

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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