# Accident 20041121029869A: Amtr RAF2000GTX, Chatham, MA, November 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9327B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9327B-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vigneau John S RAF 2000-GTX (registry code 05617LU, https://openairdocs.org/model/vigneau-john-s-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121029869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2004 CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CQX) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N9327B ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N9327B, RAF-2000-GTX, EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER, WAS FLYING VFR ON A LOCAL FLIGHT DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN TO LAND BUT THE PILOT FAILED TO LET THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCH DOWN COMPLETELY. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF AGAIN IT ROLLED OVER ON IT'S LEFT SIDE. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: DUE TO THE HIGH NOSE UP ANGLE AND HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO LIFT OFF AGAIN THE RETREATING BLADE STALLED CAUSING THE GYRO TO ROLL TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND WAS STILL LEARNING THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FLYING A GYRO COPTER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA019), Nov 21, 2004: Vigneau RAF 2000 GTX (N9327B), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a takeoff. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in gyroplanes.

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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