# Accident 20000416043559A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, Manassas, VA, April 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2000, 13:06 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Harry P Davis Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7230° N, 77.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7230&lon=-77.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162GG-2015-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greenleaf George H ROTORWAY 162F (registry code 05606V7, https://openairdocs.org/model/greenleaf-george-h-rotorway-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 ROTORWAY162F
- Pilot flight hours: 7,383 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416043559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TRAFFIC PATTERN TO FINAL APPROACH TO A LANDING ZONE TO RUNWAY 34L AT TAXIWAY ALPHA. CLOSE TO TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT STARTED AN UNCOMMANDED CLIMB AND THE COLLECTIVE WAS DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND ON LEFT SKID, SPUN 180 DEGREES AND ROLLED TO RIGHT SIDE. ROTOR BLADES BROKE UPON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 IAD00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA037), Apr 16, 2000: Greenleaf Exec 162F (N162GG), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Was the pilot' use of an unsecured ballast weight in the cockpit that shifted in flight and blocked the collective control movement.

## Other reports on N162GG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20131203024699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131203024699I), Dec 3, 2013: Greenleaf George H ROTORWAY 162F (N162GG), Fredericksburg, VA, No damage. At approximatley 1630 on 3 December, 2013, the right ground handeling wheel separated from aircraft N162GG, serial number 6250, while inflight and struck a…

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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