# Accident 20081109851879A: Randa ROTORWAYEXEC, Middletown, DE, November 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2008, 12:49 local time
- Place: Middletown, DE
- Airport: Summit
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5211° N, 75.7208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5211&lon=-75.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103DE-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Randall Amanda ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 05622LP, https://openairdocs.org/model/randall-amanda-rotorway-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-162 (registry code 55008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANDA ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081109851879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED SHE WAS DOING AN ENGINE RUN TO TEST THE CHAIN OILING SYSTEM.  SHE WAS EXERCISING THE CYCLIC TO CHECK THE TRAVEL, AND A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT AND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER.

## 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 ERA09CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA045), Nov 9, 2008: Randall Amanda Rotorway (N103DE), Middletown, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive use of cyclic during the engine run-up. Contributing to the accident were the student pilot’s lack of overall experience and the gusting wind conditions.

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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