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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr MINI500 · Villa Rica, GA · May 13, 1998

Date: May 13, 1998 · 16:30 local
Place: Villa Rica, GA
Airport: Stock Mar
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N355RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA161
Reported as: Amtr MINI500
Reported engine: AMTR 582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,200 total55 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N355RMRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 1998 · Moon Roy O REVLTN HELI MINI-500S/N 0305 Airframe modelMoon Roy O REVLTN HELI 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.

Engine problem indications. Tried run on landing on runway but blocked by traffic. Hit rocks landing off runway. (.4)the pilot stated that while in cruise flight he experienced a vibration/buzz sound. He set up for a precautionary, run-on landing to the nearest airport's single runway. When he realized the runway was in use, he elected to land onto an adjacent, grassy area. The left skid collided with a rock, the helicopter experienced a loss of directional control, yawed counterclockwise, and the main rotor blade severed the tailboom. (-23)pilot stated that he was hearing a high pitched whine and some vibration was felt through the control wheel. Prior to the crash he said he felt a bump (thought it was cat) and on attempting to land it started turning to right and he was not able to control the turn.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE PROBLEM INDICATIONS. TRIED RUN ON LANDING ON RUNWAY BUT BLOCKED BY TRAFFIC. HIT ROCKS LANDING OFF RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT HE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION/BUZZ SOUND. HE SET UP FOR A PRECAUTIONARY, RUN-ON LANDING TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT'S SINGLE RUNWAY. WHEN HE REALIZED THE RUNWAY WAS IN USE, HE ELECTED TO LAND ONTO AN ADJACENT, GRASSY AREA. THE LEFT SKID COLLIDED WITH A ROCK, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, YAWED COUNTERCLOCKWISE, AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEVERED THE TAILBOOM. (-23)PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HEARING A HIGH PITCHED WHINE AND SOME VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGH THE CONTROL WHEEL. PRIOR TO THE CRASH HE SAID HE FELT A BUMP (THOUGHT IT WAS CAT) AND ON ATTEMPTING TO LAND IT STARTED TURNING TO RIGHT AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE TURN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVilla Rica, GAThe pilot's choice of landing area during a precautionary landing adjacent to the runway. This resulted in an in-flight collision of the left skid with a rock during a cyclic flare, loss of directional control, and subsequent collision of the main rotor blade…May 13, 1998 · Substantial damage