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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr ROTORWAY162F · Meeker, CO · July 10, 2004

Date: July 10, 2004 · 10:30 local
Place: Meeker, CO
Airport: Meeker Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N518W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04CA101
Reported as: Amtr ROTORWAY162F
Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY162
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total115 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N518WRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2014 · Whitlock Guy E ROTORWAY EXEC 162FS/N 6618 · Built 2003 Airframe modelWhitlock Guy E ROTORWAY EXEC 162F Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Lost power at cruise and initiated autorotation. At approximately one foot above ground level, belt drive system made funny noise, aircraft yawed nearly 90 degrees right, and aircraft dropped to ground, left skid collapsed and the aircraft rolled on its side. (-23 amendment) engine teardown revealed a siezed engine supercharger, and a failed engine tachometer sensing unit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LOST POWER AT CRUISE AND INITIATED AUTOROTATION. AT APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, BELT DRIVE SYSTEM MADE FUNNY NOISE, AIRCRAFT YAWED NEARLY 90 DEGREES RIGHT, AND AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO GROUND, LEFT SKID COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON ITS SIDE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED A SIEZED ENGINE SUPERCHARGER, AND A FAILED ENGINE TACHOMETER SENSING UNIT.

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 DEN04CA101Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMeeker, COaircraft control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the failure of the supercharger.Jul 10, 2004 · Substantial damage