# Accident 20081010850289A: Hollan ROTORWAY162F, Madison, SD, October 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2008, 18:50 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0939° N, 96.9672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0939&lon=-96.9672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162NJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162NJ-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holland Randal ROTORWAY 162F (registry code 05611JX, https://openairdocs.org/model/holland-randal-rotorway-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLLAN ROTORWAY162F
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 86 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081010850289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/10/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WITH ONE PAX FROM HIS PRIVATE LANDING STRIP LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NE OF MADISON, SD.  THIS WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT PLANNED FOR RUTLAND, SD.  THEY WERE CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 400' AGL.  THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TENTHS OF MILE WEST OF RUTLAND, SD.  HE PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION AND HIS ONLY AVAILABLE PLACE TO DO AN AUTOROTATION TO LAND WAS IN A CORN FIELD.  THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED.  THE BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND SCRATCHES TO THEIR HEADS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR DRIVE BELTS WERE OFF THE PULLEY.  ON 10-22-2008, AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE OWNER'S RESIDENCE TO INSPECT THE HELICOPTER WITH EMPHASIS ON THE BELT DRIVE ASSEMBLY.  INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT FIND ANY OTHER OBVIOUS AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WITH THE HELICOPTER.  THE INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE NTSB.

## 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 CEN09CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA026), Oct 10, 2008: Holland Rotorway 162F (N162NJ), Rutland, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of torque due to a failure of a transmission drivebelt and the pilot's delayed landing flare during the autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the dusk light condition and the corn…

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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