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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr ROTORWAY162F · Hood River, OR · June 16, 2004

Date: June 16, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Hood River, OR
Airport: Hood River Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N717CS
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04CA107
Reported as: Amtr ROTORWAY162F
Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY162
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total185 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

N717CSRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2012 · Stewart Rocky 162FS/N CS001 · Built 1999 Airframe modelStewart Rocky 162F Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot elected to accomplish autorotation landing in a field due to low RPM and warning light. At touchdown the aircraft slowly rotated towards the nose and the main rotor blade made ground contact just to the left and forward of the ship. The aircraft slowly rolled over on its left side. There were no injuried to the pilot. Aircraft damage included a broken windshield, dented tail boom, broken left stabilizer, and damaged rotor blades. Investigation revealed that aircraft lost power due to fuel starvation. Pilot miscalculated fuel burn in that he didn't take into consideration the fuel burn required for a hotter than normal day.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH AUTOROTATION LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO LOW RPM AND WARNING LIGHT. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROTATED TOWARDS THE NOSE AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE MADE GROUND CONTACT JUST TO THE LEFT AND FORWARD OF THE SHIP. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIED TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED A BROKEN WINDSHIELD, DENTED TAIL BOOM, BROKEN LEFT STABILIZER, AND DAMAGED ROTOR BLADES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PILOT MISCALCULATED FUEL BURN IN THAT HE DIDN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FUEL BURN REQUIRED FOR A HOTTER THAN NORMAL DAY.

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 SEA04CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHood River, ORThe pilot's miscalculation of fuel consumption and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A factor was the high vegetation.Jun 16, 2004 · Substantial damage