# Accident 20191207017359A: Base Ed RAF 2000, Omaha, NE, December 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2019, 13:48 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1947° N, 96.1125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1947&lon=-96.1125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47EB-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Base ED RAF 2000 (registry code 05604ZM, https://openairdocs.org/model/base-ed-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: BASE ED RAF 2000
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20TA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20TA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191207017359A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/7/2019 N47EB, AN RAF 2000 GTX XE GYROPLANE, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12 AT MILLARD AIRPORT, OMAHA NEBRASKA.  DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO YAW CLOCKWISE AND HEADED SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY IMPACTING THE GRASS AREA ON THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY 12 APPROXIMATELY 225 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD, BECOMING AIRBORNE AFTER IMPACT THEN CLIMBED AND CONTINUED SOUTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD BUT AGAIN BECAME AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED  PITCHING NOSE DOWN AND LEVELING JUST ABOVE THE GROUND BEFORE ROLLING TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE MAIN ROTOR APPROXIMATELY 1450 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD,  285 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY 12 CENTERLINE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TUMBLE AND COME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD AND 285 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY 12 CENTERLINE.  THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE IMPACT AND IMPENDING ROLLOVER.  THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  RUDDER PEDAL CONTROL WAS CONFIRMED POST IMPACT, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL FLIGHT CONTROLS COULD NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO IMPACT AND ROLLOVER DAMAGE SUSTAINED.  THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

## 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 CEN20TA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20TA030), Dec 7, 2019: Rotary RAF 2000 (N47EB), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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