# Accident 20090509004949A: Amtr RAF2000GTX, South Prairie, WA, May 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2009, 13:45 local time
- Place: South Prairie, WA
- Airport: Cawleys South Prairie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1522° N, 122.0939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1522&lon=-122.0939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1435X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1435X-2010-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Atkins John RAF 2000 GTX (registry code 05610KD, https://openairdocs.org/model/atkins-john-raf-2000-gtx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000GTX
- Reported engine: AMTR EJ22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 350 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509004949A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON 05/09/2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:45 PDT A RAF 2000 GTX GYROCOPTER, SERIAL NUMBER H2-00-11-450, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKE OFF AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PASTURE NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN AIR AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN HE HEARD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND SAW A SHADOW OF THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS LEFT SIDE.  HE RESPONDED AND BANKED THE GYROCOPTER 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT.  THE GYROCOPTER LOST SIGNIFICANT AIR SPEED AT THAT TIME AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIR STRIP.

## 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 WPR09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA232), May 9, 2009: Atkins John RAF 2000 G (N1435X), South Prairie, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt maneuver to avoid a collision that resulted in an airspeed reduction and subsequent loss of lift provided by the rotor system. Contributing to the accident was the failure of both…

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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