# Accident 20021216034109A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, Phoenix, AZ, December 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2002, 09:03 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6833° N, 112.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6833&lon=-112.0833&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 ROTORWAY162F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021216034109A

## Narrative

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

(-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 "KICK") AND QUICKLY REGAINED. THE A/C CONTINUED CLIMBING AND @ TOO FT. (AGL) ANOTHER ABRUPT POWER LOSS OCCURRED AND RECOVERED. THE IP RETURNED TO NORTH RAMP AREA OF DVT. DURING A NORMAL APPROACH, THE FLARE/INCREASE OF POWER (TO HOVER) PRODUCED A LOUD "GROWLING" NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA WITH A REDUCTION OF NR AND POWER. THE HELICOPTER MADE GROUND CONTACT ON THE TARMAC IN A RELATIVELY FLAT ATTITUDE, BUT WITH SOME FORWARD SPEED. THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER BECAME EXCESSIVELY HIGH CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE TO CONTACT THE GROUND, AS DID THE M/ROTOR BLADES. A "DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER" FOLLOWED CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO COME TO REST ON IT'S LEFT SIDE, EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE TWO (2) PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. (.19) ON DECEMBER 16, 2002, AT 0903 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ANDERSON ROTORWAY EXEC 162F HELICOPTER, N30545, ROLLED OVER DURING A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON FINAL APPROACH TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE H      ELICOPTER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED DVT AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. HE HEARD GRINDING NOISES ON FINAL APPROACH FOR ANOTHER TOUCH-AND-GO. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX03LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA050), Dec 16, 2002: Anderson Rotorway Exec 162F (N30545), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the exhaust valve stem in the number 1 cylinder, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the landing flare and a hard landing.

## Other reports on N30545 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020127001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127001149A), Jan 27, 2002: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N30545), Wilcox, AZ, No damage. (.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…

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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