# Accident 20051113029379A: Amtr EXEC162F, Chandler, AZ, November 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2667° N, 111.8167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2667&lon=-111.8167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321JN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051113029379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED MARICOPA/PHOENIX REGIONAL AIRPORT (A39) AND WAS ENROUTE TO CHANDLER AIRPORT (CHD) WHEN AT AN ESTABLISHED CRUISE ALTITUDE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ERRATICALLY. THE PILOT RADIOED CHD AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT ENTERED AN AUTOROTATIVE GLIDE AT APPROX. 1000 FT (AGL). THE PILOT COMPLETED AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YARD APPROX. FOUR (4) MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHANDLER AIRPORT (CHD). THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE HELICOPTER, NOR TO PERSONNEL/PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT WITHOUT ANY POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE HELICOPTER WAS RELEASED BY THE NTSB TO THE OWNER/PILOT AND GROUND TRANSPORTED TO HIS RESIDENCE.

## 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 LAX06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA033), Nov 13, 2005: Rotorway 162F (N321JN), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination (rust, water) as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning preparation.

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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