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FAA incident report · Amtr RAF 2000 · Adrian, MI · October 19, 1996

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Date
October 19, 1996 · 17:10 local
Place
Adrian, MI
Airport
Lenawee County Airport
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N82DW
Reported as
Amtr RAF2000
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
492 total93 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N82DWRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Watkins Doyle E RAF 2000S/N H2-94-5-129 · Built 1995Airframe modelWatkins Doyle E RAF 2000Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during take-off from runway 5 at the Lenawee County Airport (adg), the pilots left foot slipped off the rudder pedal, causing the aircraft to roll to the right. The main rotor contacted the ground and the right door, the windshield, the cabin enclosure, the main rotor flight controls and the propeller were damaged. Rudder pedal design should be changed to lessen the possibility of loss of rudder control during flight. Mr. Watkins allowed his left foot to come off the rudder pedal, causing loss of directional control.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 5 AT THE LENAWEE COUNTY AIRPORT (ADG), THE PILOTS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT DOOR, THE WINDSHIELD, THE CABIN ENCLOSURE, THE MAIN ROTOR FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. RUDDER PEDAL DESIGN SHOULD BE CHANGED TO LESSEN THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL DURING FLIGHT. MR. WATKINS ALLOWED HIS LEFT FOOT TO COME OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL, CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.