20071222830139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr EXEC 162F · Santa Maria, CA · December 22, 2007

Date: December 22, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place: Santa Maria, CA
Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66012
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08CA055
Reported as: Amtr EXEC162F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 437 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N66012Registered now · Brooks Charles G EXEC 162FS/N 6876 · Built 2007 Airframe modelBrooks Charles G EXEC 162F Engine modelRotorway RI-162F4 cycle

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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 rotorway exec 162F did a dynamic rollover as the pilot privacy data omitted lifted the helicopter off the ground. The helicopter started drifting to the left. The pilot privacy data omitted lowered the collective to set the helicopter on the ground. The left skid made contact with the ground, the helicopter then rolled over to the left.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ROTORWAY EXEC 162F DID A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LIFTED THE HELICOPTER OFF THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO SET THE HELICOPTER ON THE GROUND. THE LEFT SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA08CA055Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSanta Maria, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during hover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in rotorcraft.Dec 22, 2007 · Substantial damage