# Incident 20020129002639I: Amtr ULTRASPORT, Newport News, VA, January 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ULTRASPORT
- Reported engine: HIRTH F30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 26 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020129002639I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROBERT DONNELLY WAS CONDUCTING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR A BLADE TRACKING MAINTENANCE FUNCTION THAT REQUIRED A FLIGHT TO DETERMINE IF THE MAIN ROTOR WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE DURING AUTORATION. THE AUTORATION WAS INITIATED WITH THE MOTOR RPM IN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE PILOT WAS SLOW TO BRING THE ENGINE RPM UP TO MATCH THE ROTOR RPM, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOW ROTOR RPM AND A HARD LANDING.

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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