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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr MINI500 · Lakeland, FL · April 10, 1997

Date: April 10, 1997 · 19:30 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N88FP
Reported as: Amtr MINI500
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,000 total64 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N88FPRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Pitcher Frederick M A REVOLUTION MINI 500S/N 0071 Airframe modelPitcher Frederick M A REVOLUTION MINI 500

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What happened

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

Narrative: on April 10, 1997, at 1930 EDT, a revolution mini 500, N88FP, owned and operated by Mr. Frederick m.a. pitcher slid off a trailer following a repositioning landing on the trailer causing the helicopter to tip over to the left. The main rotor contacted the ground and the aircraft tipped over on its left side. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and the aircraft received minor damage. The pilot Mr. Frederick m.a. pitcher, holds an airline transport pilot certificate number 1473086. The short flight was conducted to reposition the helicopter from the surface onto the trailer for transporting. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 10, 1997, AT 1930 EDT, A REVOLUTION MINI 500, N88FP, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. FREDERICK M.A. PITCHER SLID OFF A TRAILER FOLLOWING A REPOSITIONING LANDING ON THE TRAILER CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO TIP OVER TO THE LEFT. THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT MR. FREDERICK M.A. PITCHER, HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1473086. THE SHORT FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED TO REPOSITION THE HELICOPTER FROM THE SURFACE ONTO THE TRAILER FOR TRANSPORTING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.