# Accident 20210807021759A: Ruiz E RAF 2000, Anahuac, TX, August 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2021, 11:15 local time
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Airport: Chambers County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7698° N, 94.6635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHAMBERS COUNTY (T00), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7698&lon=-94.6635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9012R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RUIZ E RAF 2000
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,191 total, 15 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210807021759A

## Narrative

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

DURING AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE PILOT ENGAGED A NEWLY INSTALLED ELECTRIC TRIM SYSTEM. AFTER AN INITIAL DELAY, THE NOSE PITCHED UP FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN PITCH DOWN. CLOSE TO THE GROUND THE NOSE PITCHED UP AGAIN AND THE TAIL WHEEL AND ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE GYROPLANE TO ROLL ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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