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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr MINI-500 · Stockton, CA · May 9, 1997

Date: May 9, 1997 · 19:35 local
Place: Stockton, CA
Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N500FE
Reported as: Amtr MINI500
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX277
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,500 total16 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N500FERegistration cancelled Apr 30, 1998 · Kirkpatrick Edward E MINI-500S/N 0064 Airframe modelKirkpatrick Edward E MINI-500

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What happened

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History of flight: on 05/09/97 at approximately 1935 local, a kirkpatrick mini-N500FE, flown by edward e. kirkpatrick, began to taxi from the helipad at advanced helicopters at Stockton Metropolitan Airport when the engine lost power. The aircraft was 3' to 5' above ground at the time, came down on the skids, and fell over onto the left side after the left skid broke off. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the occupant. The pilot holds an ATP certificate. Investigation results: inspected the aircraft, found the rotor and tail blades damaged, left skid broken, some indentations in the fiberglass body of the cabin, and fuel in the tank. Unable to determine origin of engine failure. Negative pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON 05/09/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1935 LOCAL, A KIRKPATRICK MINI-N500FE, FLOWN BY EDWARD E. KIRKPATRICK, BEGAN TO TAXI FROM THE HELIPAD AT ADVANCED HELICOPTERS AT STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 3' TO 5' ABOVE GROUND AT THE TIME, CAME DOWN ON THE SKIDS, AND FELL OVER ONTO THE LEFT SIDE AFTER THE LEFT SKID BROKE OFF. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE. INVESTIGATION RESULTS: INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, FOUND THE ROTOR AND TAIL BLADES DAMAGED, LEFT SKID BROKEN, SOME INDENTATIONS IN THE FIBERGLASS BODY OF THE CABIN, AND FUEL IN THE TANK. UNABLE TO DETERMINE ORIGIN OF ENGINE FAILURE. NEGATIVE PILOT DEVIATION.