# Accident 19980605012439A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, New Port Richey, FL, June 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1998, 14:45 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Hidden Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2809° N, 82.6297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2809&lon=-82.6297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162WM-2007-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peterson Mark G RTWAY INTL EXEC 162F (registry code 05605JN, https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-mark-g-rtway-intl-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 66 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980605012439A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE HOVER THEN MOVED FORWARD OVER A CREEK. RPM DECAY LOWERED COLLECTIVE BUT SKID HIT GROUND. CRAFT ROLLED OVER. (-23) LOST ROTOR RPM. HOVERING OVER CREEK.  SKID HIT GROUND.  ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.  HELICOPTER STUDENT HAD A PASSENGER. (.4) WHILE RETURNING TO THE RAMP, FLYING ABOUT 4-5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED THAT THE MAIN ROTOR RPM WAS DECREASING.  HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND ADDED POWER BUT THE ROTOR RPM WAS NOT CHANGED BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND - FIRST ON THE REAR PORTION OF THE SKIDS.  THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FACT THAT HE HAD ONLY OBTAINED 2-3 HOURS REST EACH OF THE PAST 4 NIGHTS.

## 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 MIA98LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA179), Jun 5, 1998: Rotorway Executive 162F (N162WM), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the collective. Contributing to the accident was pilot fatigue due to lack of sleep.

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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