# Accident 20060616031259A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, Shirley, NY, June 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8219° N, 72.8669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8219&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Badalamenti Anthony V ROTORWAY 162-F (registry code 05620K1, https://openairdocs.org/model/badalamenti-anthony-v-rotorway-162-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAY162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060616031259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/16/2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS EST THIS PIC WAS CONDUCTING HOVER CHECKS AT OR BELOW FIVE (5) FEET AGL, TO THIS EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT HELICOPTER AT THE HELIPAD AT BROOKHAVEN-SHIRLEY AIRPORT. PIC INDICATED THAT HE FELT A GUST OF WIND AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER FLIPPED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE PIC IS A PRIVATE PILOT WITH A STUDENT PILOT ENDORSEMENT FOR HELICOPTERS. THE PIC WAS ENDORSED TO CONDUCT HOVER SOLO WITH LIMITATIONS OF WINDS NOT TO EXCEED 10 KNOTS AND 5 FEET AGL.

## 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 NYC06CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA172), Jun 16, 2006: Rotorway 162-F (N549AB), Brookhaven, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot inadvertently allowing the skids to contact the ground resulting in dynamic rollover.

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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