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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr EXEC 162 F · Hillsboro, OH · July 16, 2004

Date: July 16, 2004 · 11:00 local
Place: Hillsboro, OH
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N162FA
Reported as: Amtr EXEC162F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 137 total130 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N162FARegistered now · Jenkins Clell D EXEC 162 FS/N 6347 · Built 2001 Airframe modelJenkins Clell D 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 aircraft was in flight over highland county Ohio when it began to have engine problems. The PIC located an open field and executed the autorotation procedure to land. The pilot stated that during the descent at about ten feet off the ground the aircraft just dropped to the ground. The hard landing resulted in minor damage to the aircraft in the tail boom area and the tail rotor belt being broken. This was a home built exec-162-F. There were no injuries to either the passenger or PIC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT OVER HIGHLAND COUNTY OHIO WHEN IT BEGAN TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PIC LOCATED AN OPEN FIELD AND EXECUTED THE AUTOROTATION PROCEDURE TO LAND. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE DESCENT AT ABOUT TEN FEET OFF THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT JUST DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TAIL BOOM AREA AND THE TAIL ROTOR BELT BEING BROKEN. THIS WAS A HOME BUILT EXEC-162-F. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PASSENGER OR PIC.