# Accident 20020913022979A: Amtr EXEC162F, Overgaard, AZ, September 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2002, 08:00 local time
- Place: Overgaard, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3917° N, 110.5333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3917&lon=-110.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104BJ-2020-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siemens Jim ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 05605EQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/siemens-jim-rotorway-exec-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 EXEC162F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020913022979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS IN THE AREA OF AZ82 (MOGOLLON AIRPARK) APPROX. 7.8 MILES N.W. OF THE AIRPORT, HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION @ APPROX. 500 FT (AGL) HEADING N.E. THE APPROACH WAS STRAIGHT-IN TO A SELECTED GRASS AREA. HE ENTERED HIS FLARE @ APPROX. 50 FT. (AGL). AS HE APPROACHED GROUND LEVEL HE NOTICED A 1/4 TAILWIND FROM THE S.W. WHICH SKEWED THE HELICOPTER CAUSING HIS TOUCHDOWN TO BOUNCE, TAIL HIGH, AND THEN R/H SKID DUG IN FLIPPING HIM OVER AND COMING TO REST ON THE R/H SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE.                                                         (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2002, AT 0800 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SIEMENS ROTORWAY EXECUTIVE 162F, N104BJ, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AFTER PERFORMING AN AUTOROTATION AT THE MOGOLLON AIRPORT, OVERGAARD, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER OPERATED THE EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MOGOLLON AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS  CONDUCTING A SERIES OF AUTOROTATIONS AT THE AIRPORT. ON THE ACCIDENT AUTOROTATION THE HELICOPTER PIVOTED ON ONE SKID AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CLEAR SKIES, AND A TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

## 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 LAX02LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA284), Sep 13, 2002: Siemens Rotorway Exec 162 F (N104BJ), Overgaard, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to check the wind direction prior to practicing autorotations, and his misjudged flare maneuver. The tailwind was a factor.

## Other reports on N104BJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20131005018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131005018459A), Oct 5, 2013: Siemens Jim ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (N104BJ), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. On October 5, 2013 at approximately 0845 N104BJ an amateur homebuilt rotoway exec 162F departed caldwell, Idaho piloted by [privacy data omitted] certificate…

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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