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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr EXEC 162 F · Prosser, WA · November 6, 2003

Date: November 6, 2003 · 15:15 local
Place: Prosser, WA
Airport: Prosser Airport
Phase of flight: Slope Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6463S
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA015
Reported as: Amtr EXEC162F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total103 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N6463SRegistration cancelled May 12, 2008 · Schmitt Andrew L EXEC 162 FS/N 6463 · Built 2000 Airframe modelSchmitt Andrew L EXEC 162 F Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The flight instructor was giving flight instruction on slope landings to his student. The instructor demonstrated the maneuver and then passed the controls to the student. The student suddenly applied too much collective and the aircraft gained altitude rapidly and began a spin to the left. The instructor took control and attempted to regain control of the aircraft, but was unsuccessful. The aircraft touched down while still rotating and rolled onto its left side. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION ON SLOPE LANDINGS TO HIS STUDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATED THE MANEUVER AND THEN PASSED THE CONTROLS TO THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT SUDDENLY APPLIED TOO MUCH COLLECTIVE AND THE AIRCRAFT GAINED ALTITUDE RAPIDLY AND BEGAN A SPIN TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WHILE STILL ROTATING AND ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProsser, WAThe student pilot's abrupt application of excessive collective and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student. Contributing factors were the ditch and low rotor RPM.Nov 6, 2003 · Substantial damage