# Accident 19920209002429A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Lakeland, FL, February 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1992, 15:55 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9809° N, 82.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9809&lon=-82.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618VN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618VN-2000-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burch Jeffrey D ROTORWAY EXEC (registry code 13017HC, https://openairdocs.org/model/burch-jeffrey-d-rotorway-exec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total, 34 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. AUTOROTATED TO RUN ON LANDING. SKID HIT DIRT MOUND,HELICOPTER ROLLED. NR2 EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 MIA92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA082), Feb 9, 1992: Burch Rotorway Exec (N618VN), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING, COLLISION OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WITH THE…

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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