# Accident 20060608010389A: Amtr EXEC162F, Porter, TX, June 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Porter, TX
- Airport: Williams Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1533° N, 95.3219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1533&lon=-95.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17VH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17VH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell W/Smiley J EXEC 162F (registry code 056144L, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-w-smiley-j-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 21 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608010389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, POINTING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. IT WAS EAST OF THE TAXIWAY NEAR THE NORTH HANGAR IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL BOOM, AND CANOPY. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING HOVERING TECHNIQUES FOR PROFICIENCY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT SKID AND THEN STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE ROTOR BLADES, OVER CORRECTED FOR THE CONDITION OF FLIGHT, AND ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 DFW06CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA156), Jun 8, 2006: Campbell W/Smiley J Execytive 162F (N17VH), Porter, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control after encountering dynamic rollover while hovering.

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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