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FAA incident report · Amtr RAF2000 · Jacksonville, FL · April 21, 2005

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Date
April 21, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Craig Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4416N
Reported as
Amtr RAF2000
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total125 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N4416NRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2013 · Eiland M T RAF-2000 GYROS/N 001 · Built 2000Airframe modelEiland M T RAF-2000 GYROEngine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On April 21, 2005 an experimental gyrocopter N4416N made an emergency landing on a road 1/2 miles from Craig Municipal Airport, FL after departure. Pilot reported losing power and autorotated safely. No injuries were reported and the aircraft suffered minor damage. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the belts that drive the motor system were severed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2005 AN EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER N4416N MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD 1/2 MILES FROM CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FL AFTER DEPARTURE. PILOT REPORTED LOSING POWER AND AUTOROTATED SAFELY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE BELTS THAT DRIVE THE MOTOR SYSTEM WERE SEVERED.

Other reports on N4416N · 1

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

Accident 20050918022549ATo Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff) · Bend, OR(-23) The aircraft experienced some difficulty during take-off roll. Aircraft took-off normally and climbed to 60 or 70 feet, the pilot noticed something wrong with the aircraft's ability to maintain a pitch attitude and after climbing an additional 30 feet…Sep 18, 2005 · Destroyed