# Accident 20010603013659A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, Jerseyville, IL, June 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Jerseyville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1096° N, 90.3203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1096&lon=-90.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242KA-2004-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allen Steven RI 162F (registry code 05606SL, https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-steven-ri-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
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY162
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 165 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603013659A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 3, 2001, AT 1015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER, RI 162F, N242KA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A FARM FIELD NEAR JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON 06-03-01 AFTER DEPARTING A PRIVATE HELICOPTER LANDING AREA, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND CERTIFICATED PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE TACH READING ZERO AND EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE NUMBER ONE FADEC ENGINE COMPUTER. THE PIC MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND HEADED BACK TO THE LANDING AREA. AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL AND ABOUT 40 MPH, THE SECONDARY FADEC SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTIN IN A COMPLETE ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED AN AUTOROTATION TO A LANDING, AND STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM STINGER AND TAIL ROTOR ON LANDING. THE SKIDS STUCK IN THE MUD RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE                                             AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM AND ROTOR, MAIN ROTOR BLADES, AND LANDING GEAR SKIDS.

## 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 CHI01LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA152), Jun 3, 2001: Allen Rotorway 162F (N242KA), Jerseyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper autorotation by the pilot. Contributing factors were the engine failure for undetermined reason(s) and the muddy terrain.

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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