# Accident 20080106010949A: Amtr RAF2000, Valparaiso, IN, January 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2008, 17:40 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4533° N, 87.0072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4533&lon=-87.0072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1702A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1702A-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcguire Robert T RAF-200 (registry code 056150K, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcguire-robert-t-raf-200) (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 flight hours: 293 total, 153 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080106010949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP.

## 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 CHI08CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA062), Jan 6, 2008: McGuire RAF2000 (N1702A), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll. A factor was the gusting crosswind.

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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