# Accident 20090416004599A: Amtr EXEC162F, Chandler, AZ, April 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2009, 08:22 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2744° N, 111.8042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2744&lon=-111.8042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333ST-2015-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Better Burn LLC/Startube Div EXEC 162F (registry code 05617CW, https://openairdocs.org/model/better-burn-llc-startube-div-exec-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXEC162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 269 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090416004599A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON APRIL 16, 2009, AROUND 0822 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, EXPERIMENTAL ROTORCRAFT, BETTER BURN LLC, EXEC 162F, N333ST ROLLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE TOUCHING DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY AT CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA.  THE EXPERIMENTAL ROTORCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PILOTS.  THE PILOT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 WPR09CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA198), Apr 16, 2009: Better Burn LLC/Startube Div Exec 162F (N333ST), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delay in taking remedial action to prevent the helicopter from touching down while drifting. Contributing to the accident was 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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