# Accident 20090510009539A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Brookeland, TX, May 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brookeland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1525° N, 93.9897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1525&lon=-93.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bennett David D ROTORWAY EXEC 162F (registry code 056274P, https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-david-d-rotorway-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 ROTORWAYEXEC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,650 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090510009539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/10/2009 A APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME THE OWNER/PILOT OF N602DB WAS HOVERING IN HIS ROTORWAY EXEC ON HIS PERSONAL PROPERLY.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HOVERING A FEW FEET OFF THE GROUND A GUST OF WIND SHOVED THE HELICOPTER SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE LEFT SKID TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE PILOT PULLED ON THE COLLECTIVE AT WHICH TIME THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A PARKED TRACTOR.  THE RIGHT SKID THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL ONTO ITS SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CEN09CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA290), May 10, 2009: Bolton Ricky D Rotorway E (N602DB), Brookeland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control while hovering in gusty 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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