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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RAF2000 · Bend, OR · September 18, 2005

Date: September 18, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place: Bend, OR
Airport: Bend Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4416N
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05CA195
Reported as: Amtr RAF2000
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total250 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4416NRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2013 · Eiland M T RAF-2000 GYROS/N 001 · Built 2000 Airframe modelEiland M T RAF-2000 GYRO Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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(-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 he turned the aircraft back to the runway. As soon as the turn was made to the right, the aircraft went into a steep turning dive. The controls were totally ineffective during the dive and the pilot tried to flare the aircraft and again the controls were ineffective. The aircraft impacted the ground and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. AS SOON AS THE TURN WAS MADE TO THE RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A STEEP TURNING DIVE. THE CONTROLS WERE TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE DURING THE DIVE AND THE PILOT TRIED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT AND AGAIN THE CONTROLS WERE INEFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05CA195Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBend, ORThe malfunction of the flight controls for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a loss of control and in-flight collision with terrain.Sep 18, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4416N · 1

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

Incident 20050421006289INormal Cruise · Jacksonville, FL(-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…Apr 21, 2005 · Minor damage