What happened
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(-23)A call was received on 03/11/2008 at 1400 hrs from privacy data omitted reporting that his rotorway 162F helicopter had sustained structural damage during takeoff from Cartersville Airport (kvpc), Cartersville Georgia. As pilot-in-command of experimental amateur built helicopter, N831MS, serial number 6887,privacy data omitted initiated the aircraft's first takeoff at 1700 hrs on 03/09/2008. He stated that at approximately 3' of altitude, while negotiating a 360 degree right hand turn, the pilot's left rotor pedal jammed causing him to lose control of the turn. He immediately brought the aircraft to the ground causing it to sustain a hard landing. privacy data omitted Performed a preliminary inspection which revealed skin damage on the tail rotor boom. He then transported the aircraft by trailer back to his place of residence and reported the incident to the atlanta FSDO. The aircraft was inspected by personnel from the atlanta FSDO on 03/12/2008 at 1000 hrs. Structural damage was found on the tail rotor boom skin and internal stringers, frame attachment points and strut down tubes. The pilot's rotor pedal scissor beam was found pushedoff the pivot attachment bolt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)A CALL WAS RECEIVED ON 03/11/2008 AT 1400 HRS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTING THAT HIS ROTORWAY 162F HELICOPTER HAD SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT (KVPC), CARTERSVILLE GEORGIA. AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT HELICOPTER, N831MS, SERIAL NUMBER 6887,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST TAKEOFF AT 1700 HRS ON 03/09/2008. HE STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 3' OF ALTITUDE, WHILE NEGOTIATING A 360 DEGREE RIGHT HAND TURN, THE PILOT'S LEFT ROTOR PEDAL JAMMED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TURN. HE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO SUSTAIN A HARD LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION WHICH REVEALED SKIN DAMAGE ON THE TAIL ROTOR BOOM. HE THEN TRANSPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BY TRAILER BACK TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE ATLANTA FSDO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY PERSONNEL FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO ON 03/12/2008 AT 1000 HRS. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE TAIL ROTOR BOOM SKIN AND INTERNAL STRINGERS, FRAME ATTACHMENT POINTS AND STRUT DOWN TUBES. THE PILOT'S ROTOR PEDAL SCISSOR BEAM WAS FOUND PUSHEDOFF THE PIVOT ATTACHMENT BOLT.
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