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FAA incident report · Amtr MINI500 · Marco Island, FL · April 21, 1997

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Date
April 21, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Marco Island, FL
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N500KG
Reported as
Amtr MINI500
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N500KGRegistration cancelled Feb 19, 1999 · Geng Karl H REVOLUTION MINI 500S/N 138Airframe modelGeng Karl H 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 22, 1997, Mr. Steven p. rocco, airport manager, Marco Island executive airport, reported that aircraft N500KG had crashed at his facility with no reported injuries. Mr. Rocco further stated the aircraft was in a hover and the left skid struts collapsed when the aircraft touched down. Mr. Jack friedman provided a witness statement. He stated he witnessed the aircraft N500KG, make a series of hops from the left to the right and then lift off the ground to approximately 18 to 24 inches. He further stated, the aircraft was in a hover and rotated 180 degrees and slipped off to the left. The left skid contacted the ramp and struts on the;left side of the aircraft collapsed. The pilot Mr. Karl h. geng provided the following information: the helicopter a mini revolution 500 had recently been trucked to naples Florida from California. The aircraft had 2.5 total hours in service. He stated the aircraft was lifted into a hover to check torque performance after making adjustment to the carburetor. He stated the aircraft rolled over on its left side as he landed the aircraft. Upon exiting the aircraft he discovered the left struts had buckled. He further stated, he contacted the manufacturer and they suspect the struts were damaged while in transit to Florida. Inspection of the aircraft revealed major damage to the main rotor blades, minor scrapes on the left side of the fuselage, and no noticeable damage to the tail rotor and tail boom assemblies.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 22, 1997, MR. STEVEN P. ROCCO, AIRPORT MANAGER, MARCO ISLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT N500KG HAD CRASHED AT HIS FACILITY WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. MR. ROCCO FURTHER STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HOVER AND THE LEFT SKID STRUTS COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. MR. JACK FRIEDMAN PROVIDED A WITNESS STATEMENT. HE STATED HE WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT N500KG, MAKE A SERIES OF HOPS FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT AND THEN LIFT OFF THE GROUND TO APPROXIMATELY 18 TO 24 INCHES. HE FURTHER STATED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HOVER AND ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND SLIPPED OFF TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE RAMP AND STRUTS ON THE;LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED. THE PILOT MR. KARL H. GENG PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE HELICOPTER A MINI REVOLUTION 500 HAD RECENTLY BEEN TRUCKED TO NAPLES FLORIDA FROM CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 2.5 TOTAL HOURS IN SERVICE. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED INTO A HOVER TO CHECK TORQUE PERFORMANCE AFTER MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO THE CARBURETOR. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE AS HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE DISCOVERED THE LEFT STRUTS HAD BUCKLED. HE FURTHER STATED, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SUSPECT THE STRUTS WERE DAMAGED WHILE IN TRANSIT TO FLORIDA. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, MINOR SCRAPES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR AND TAIL BOOM ASSEMBLIES.