20061030021009I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr EXEC 162F · Clinton, AR · October 30, 2006

Date: October 30, 2006 · 11:45 local
Place: Clinton, AR
Airport: Clinton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N162HM
Reported as: Amtr EXEC162F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total55 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N162HMRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Mumm Hans C EXEC 162FS/N 6135 Airframe modelMumm Hans C EXEC 162F

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 10/30/06 at 11:45 am the pilot privacy data omitted a certificated private helicopter pilot departed the Clinton airport (4M4) and made a circling climbing. He experienced an engine failure when the piston rod came thru the engine block. He entered an autorotation descent and landed in the town of Clinton ar on highway 16B. He had a 10 mph roll-out from the autorotation and ran over a 4" pavement curb which damaged the landing gear skid. No injuries, no pax. Engine in homebuilt helicopter is a volkswagen/porsch engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/30/06 AT 11:45 AM THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE HELICOPTER PILOT DEPARTED THE CLINTON AIRPORT (4M4) AND MADE A CIRCLING CLIMBING. HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHEN THE PISTON ROD CAME THRU THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION DESCENT AND LANDED IN THE TOWN OF CLINTON AR ON HIGHWAY 16B. HE HAD A 10 MPH ROLL-OUT FROM THE AUTOROTATION AND RAN OVER A 4" PAVEMENT CURB WHICH DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR SKID. NO INJURIES, NO PAX. ENGINE IN HOMEBUILT HELICOPTER IS A VOLKSWAGEN/PORSCH ENGINE.