# Accident 20081104850419A: Sundtd ROTORWAY162F, West Chester, PA, November 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2008, 07:55 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9900° N, 75.5817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9900&lon=-75.5817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8286D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8286D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sundt Daniel N ROTORWAY EXEC 162-F (registry code 05622JM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sundt-daniel-n-rotorway-exec-162-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUNDTD ROTORWAY162F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 24 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081104850419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE BUILDER/PILOT OF THE AMATEUR-BUILT HELICOPTER WAS PRACTICING HOVER/TAXI MANEUVERS AT BRANDYWINE AIRPORT (KOQN) ON 11/04/2008.  HE IS A CERTIFICATED PILOT (AIRPLANE SINGLE-ENGINE LAND, INSTRUMENT) WITH A CURRENT INSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENT FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN A ROTORWAY EXEC 162F.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFICATED ON 09/11/2008 AND HAD 3.9 HOURS INDICATED ON THE HOBBS METER.  THE PILOT STATEMENT SAYS HE WAS ATTEMPTING "A LEFT PEDAL 180 DEGREES TURN.  APPARENTLY A SKID MUST HAVE CONTRACTED THE PAVEMENT (ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION THEREOF).  THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE."  THERE APPEAR TO BE NO WITNESSES TO THE EVENT.  THE PILOT/BUILDER DESCRIBED THE AIRCRAFT AS HANDLING VERY WELL WITH NO OUT-OF-TRIM CONDITIONS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.  THERE APPEAR TO BE NO WEATHER OR AIRCRAFT-INDUCED CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS EVENT.  ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED OVER 20 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN THE MAKE/MODEL AIRCRAFT, THE ACCIDENT APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF HIS TRANSITION FROM FIXED-WING FLIGHT TO ROTORCRAFT.

## 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 ERA09CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA042), Nov 4, 2008: Sundt Daniel N Rotorway Exec 162-F (N8286D), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance above terrain while performing a pedal turn.

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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