# Accident 19970916026919A: Amtr REVOLUTIN500, San Carlos, CA, September 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1997, 15:16 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800GL-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lampert Gary Mitchel REVOLUTION HELI M500 (registry code 05602HV, https://openairdocs.org/model/lampert-gary-mitchel-revolution-heli-m500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR REVOLUTIN500
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970916026919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO LAND WHEN IT CRASHED ON THE TAXIWAY. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER, WHILE HE WAS HOLDING SHORT OF A TAXI WAY IN A HOVER. THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD ON ITS RIGHT SKID AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER AT ABOUT 20 FEET AGL, WHEN THEY HEARD THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY CEASE. THEY THEN REPORTED SEEING THE PILOT RELEASE THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND APPLY FULL AFT CYCLIC WITH BOTH HANDS. THE HELICOPTER THEN PITCHED UP TO AN APPROXIMATELY 45-DEGREE ANGLE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FALLING. THE HELICOPTER AND THE AIRFRAME WERE EXAMINED BY AN FAA AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC, AND AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD A ROTORCRAFT CATEGORY RATING AND NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND THAT HE WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO PRIVILEGES IN ROTORCRAFT WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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