19981026030419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr MINI500 · Hickory, NC · October 26, 1998

Date: October 26, 1998
Place: Hickory, NC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N500GQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA017
Reported as: Amtr MINI500
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N500GQRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2000 · Grauer Reinhold REVOLUTION MINI 500S/N 404 Airframe modelGrauer Reinhold REVOLUTION 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.

Helicopter engine failed, the acft made an emergency landing in a field, and the tail boom sustained damage. (-23) grauer stated, he was flying over rhodhiss dam when his aircraft started to lose power. He saw a large landing area, north of the catawba river. Mr. Grauer landed, his revolution mini-500 rotorcraft in a large field off duke power rd., north of rhodhiss hydro power plant. The tail boon struck the ground causing the rotor blades to deflect forward breaking the helicopter in half. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER ENGINE FAILED, THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, AND THE TAIL BOOM SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (-23) GRAUER STATED, HE WAS FLYING OVER RHODHISS DAM WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE POWER. HE SAW A LARGE LANDING AREA, NORTH OF THE CATAWBA RIVER. MR. GRAUER LANDED, HIS REVOLUTION MINI-500 ROTORCRAFT IN A LARGE FIELD OFF DUKE POWER RD., NORTH OF RHODHISS HYDRO POWER PLANT. THE TAIL BOON STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE ROTOR BLADES TO DEFLECT FORWARD BREAKING THE HELICOPTER IN HALF. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

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 MIA99LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHickory, NCThe seizure of the rear piston in the cylinder barrel resulting in total loss of engine power and an autorotation which resulted in main rotor contact with the tail boom while touching down on unsuitable terrain.Oct 26, 1998 · Substantial damage