Levick RAF 2000 GTX-SE N24DN
19 September 2003 · Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 2003 at about 15:45 local time, a Levick RAF 2000 GTX-SE registered N24DN was involved in an accident near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boundary County (65S)
- Coordinates
- 48.7283, -116.2928
- Aircraft
- Levick RAF 2000 GTX-SE
- Registration
- N24DN
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bonners Ferry → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA03LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in the gyrocraft departing the runway and the main rotor impacting the ground. A contributing factor was wind gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot departed on a solo flight in the gyrocraft and made several practice landings before departing the pattern. On his return leg he encountered some gusty wind conditions and decided to terminate the flight. During the landing flare the gyrocraft veered to the right. The student applied full throttle and, believing the nose was going to impact the ground, pitched up into a nose high attitude. The gyrocraft's main rotor then impacted the ground and the gyrocraft came to rest on a short stub taxiway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Levick RAF-2000 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2007 | Levick RAF-2000-GTX-SE | Salem, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft T-34 (A-45) | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Globe GC-1B | Cottonwood, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2003 | Wood AVID MAGNUM | Kooskia, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2003 | Kaman K-600 | Nordman, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Aviat A-1 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |