# Accident 20090817049059A: Dunn David RAF 2000 CL, Lakeville, MN, August 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6236° N, 93.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6236&lon=-93.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2107, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2107-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dunn David RAF 2000 CLONE (registry code 0561706, https://openairdocs.org/model/dunn-david-raf-2000-clone) (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: DUNN DAVID RAF 2000 CL
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA539) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090817049059A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S IN THE PATERN AT THE LAKEVIEW AIRPORT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 FOR THE THIRD LANDING AN INITIAL FLARE WAS PERFORMED. THE GYROCOPTER BALLOONED SLIGHTLY AT ABOUT 5 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT ADDED LEFT RUDDER. THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND THE HARD FLARE WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE SPUN HARD LEFT WHEN THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED WHICH TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON ITS RIGHT SIDE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 30.

## 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 CEN09CA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA539), Aug 17, 2009: Dunn David RAF 2000 C (N2107), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing flare.

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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