# Accident 20080309836509A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, Cartersville, GA, March 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1231° N, 84.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1231&lon=-84.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831MS-2019-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seymour Robert M ROTORWAY 162F (registry code 056235A, https://openairdocs.org/model/seymour-robert-m-rotorway-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAY162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080309836509A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC08CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA132), Mar 9, 2008: Rotorway 162F (N831MS), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/builder's improper installation of the foot pedal scissor beam, which resulted in its failure during hover flight.

## Other reports on N831MS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100423055709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100423055709A), Apr 23, 2010: Seymour Rob ROTORWAY 16 (N831MS), Dallas, GA, Substantial damage. Private pilot, asel rated, was hovering his helicopter after receiving the proper endorsement for operating an additional category/class (privately owned). The…

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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