# Accident 20100517034179A: Healy Matth RAF 2000, Hopkinsville, KY, May 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Airport: Hopkinsville-Christian County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8542° N, 87.4531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8542&lon=-87.4531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Healy Matthew RAF 2000 (registry code 05629L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/healy-matthew-raf-2000) (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: HEALY MATTH RAF 2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 11 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100517034179A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/17/2010 AT 2200Z, AT HOPKINSVILLE, KY (HVK), N397MK, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GYROCOPTER WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 26.  DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND CAUSING THE ROTOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE DAMAGING AIRCRAFT AND PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM.

## 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 ERA10CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA270), May 17, 2010: Healy RAF 2000 (N397MK), Hopkinsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s overcompensation for gusting wind conditions during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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