# Accident 20020127001149A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Wilcox, AZ, January 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2002, 14:06 local time
- Place: Wilcox, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4167° N, 109.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4167&lon=-109.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30545, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30545-2014-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Richard S ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 05612I5, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-richard-s-rotorway-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127001149A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 27, 2002, ABOUT 1406 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A RICHARD S. ANDERSON, ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, N30545, ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND DURING LANDING AND ROLLED OVER AT AN UNDETERMINED SITE ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF WILCOX, ARIZONA. THE EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, AND IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM WILCOX AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS FLARING OUT FROM FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING WHEN A GUST OF WIND FROM ABEAM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL LETTING THE MAIN ROTOR STRIKE THE GROUND WHICH THEN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA071), Jan 27, 2002: Richard S. Anderson Rotorway Exec 162F (N30545), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a gust condition and to maintain lateral control while hovering due to restricted cyclic control movement, which resulted from an inadequate control…

## Other reports on N30545 (1)

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

- [Accident 20021216034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021216034109A), Dec 16, 2002: Amtr ROTORWAY162F (N30545), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The ip was instructing the student/owner of N30545 @ dvt. During normal t/o @ approx. 300 ft. (AGL) a sudden loss of engine power was noticed (yaw…

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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