# Accident 19980513009059A: Amtr MINI500, Villa Rica, GA, May 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Villa Rica, GA
- Airport: Stock Mar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7299° N, 84.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7299&lon=-84.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355RM-1998-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moon Roy O REVLTN HELI MINI-500 (registry code 056043E, https://openairdocs.org/model/moon-roy-o-revltn-heli-mini-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINI500
- Reported engine: AMTR 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 55 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513009059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA161), May 13, 1998: Revolution MINI-500 (N355RM), Villa Rica, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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