# Accident 20090627011229A: Amtr ROTORWAY162F, Midlothian/Wax, TX, June 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2009, 12:02 local time
- Place: Midlothian/Wax, TX
- Airport: Mid-Way Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4536° N, 96.9075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4536&lon=-96.9075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1934, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1934) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sidler Mike ROTORWAY 162F (registry code 05621VP, https://openairdocs.org/model/sidler-mike-rotorway-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAY162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090627011229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS APPROACHING THE SOUTH SIDE OF TAXIWAY WHERE HE PLANNED TO HOVER AT 10 FEET AND FLY TO HIS HANGAR.  DURING TRANSITION, HE LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY, BOUNCED, AND SPUN.  HE WAS UNSURE OF ALL THAT HAPPENED DURING THE SEQUENCE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE TAIL ROTOR AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE TAIL BOOM.  THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT THE LEFT REAR ATTACH POINT.  THE FUSELAGE BENT BEHIND THE CABIN AREA.  THE PILOT/BUILDER INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE REBUILT.  THE TAIL ROTOR AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES INDICATE THAT THEY WERE NOT A FULL SPEED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED.  FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING AN AUTOROTATION.

## 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 CEN09CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA394), Jun 27, 2009: Sidler Mike Rotorway (N1934), Waxahachie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to control his rate of descent during autorotation, which required an aggressive recovery maneuver and resulted in a sudden loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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