# Accident 20020225003479A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Phoenix, AZ, February 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2767° N, 112.1181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2767&lon=-112.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9876D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876D-2018-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cobb International ROTORWAY EXEC 90 (registry code 13017LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/cobb-international-rotorway-exec-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-600N (registry code 55009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-600n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020225003479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT WAS DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATIONS (WITH POWER RECOVERY) TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. THE HELICOPTER ENTERED THE THIRD PRACTICE AUTOROTATION AT APPROX. 500 FT (AGL) HEADING NORTHBOUND. THE HELICOPTER WAS FLARED AND POSITIONED LEVAL AT APPROX. 30 FT (AGL). ATTEMPTS TO APPLY POWER AT THIS STAGE/ALTITUDE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. BOTH PILOTS WERE ON THE CONTROLS AT THIS POINT. THE I.P. RAISED THE COLLECTIVE AT APPROX. 10 FT (AGL) TO CUSHION THE LANDING BUT THE VEHICLE "FELL-THRU" MAKING HARD GROUND CONTACT, COLLAPSING THE L/H SKID, AND ROLLING ONTO IT'S L/H SIDE-COMING TO REST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRE ENSUING. THE HELICOPTER/VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA096), Feb 25, 2002: Rotorway Rotorway Exec 90 (N9876D), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's inadvertent over control of the throttle mechanism, which resulted in the bending of the throttle mechanical stop and binding the linkage in the idle position. Also causal was the CFI's…

## Other reports on N9876D (2)

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

- [Accident 20030205001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030205001939A), Feb 5, 2003: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9876D), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 5, 2003, at 0815 mountain standard time, a cobb rotorway exec 90, N9876D, made a hard landing after experiencing a loss of tail rotor…
- [Accident 19950113000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113000589A), Jan 13, 1995: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9876D), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Student improperly applied collective landing. Left skid dug in helicopter rolled over.

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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