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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr EXEC 162F · Kimberlingcity, MO · April 22, 2000

Date: April 22, 2000 · 09:45 local
Place: Kimberlingcity, MO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N627RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA119
Reported as: Amtr EXEC162F

N627RMRegistration cancelled May 18, 2006 · Brice Ronald R EXEC 162FS/N 6203 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBrice Ronald R EXEC 162F Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) PIC stated that he hover-taxied to the end of the runway and realized he had not turned on his avionics switch (on the overhead panel). He landed on a slight slope, maintained collective pitch, and released the cyclic to turn the switch on. The cyclic tilted and, with collective pitch producing lift sufficient to keep the aircraft light on its skids, initiated a rolling moment. PIC stated that he felt the motion and may have pulled in more collective that exaggerated the dynamic rollover. The main rotor struck the ground, and the tail boom attachment to the fuselage was deformed. The PIC was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC STATED THAT HE HOVER-TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND REALIZED HE HAD NOT TURNED ON HIS AVIONICS SWITCH (ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL). HE LANDED ON A SLIGHT SLOPE, MAINTAINED COLLECTIVE PITCH, AND RELEASED THE CYCLIC TO TURN THE SWITCH ON. THE CYCLIC TILTED AND, WITH COLLECTIVE PITCH PRODUCING LIFT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT LIGHT ON ITS SKIDS, INITIATED A ROLLING MOMENT. PIC STATED THAT HE FELT THE MOTION AND MAY HAVE PULLED IN MORE COLLECTIVE THAT EXAGGERATED THE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE TAIL BOOM ATTACHMENT TO THE FUSELAGE WAS DEFORMED. THE PIC 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 CHI00LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKimberling, MOaircraft control not being maintained by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the encountered dynamic rollover and the uneven terrain.Apr 22, 2000 · Substantial damage