# Accident 20100708037459A: Johnson Ald HELICYCLE, Arlington, WA, July 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1606° N, 122.1589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1606&lon=-122.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Alden B HELICYCLE (registry code 05621CW, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-alden-b-helicycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON ALD HELICYCLE
- Reported engine: SOLAR T62T32
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 112 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100708037459A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROCH TO LAND PILOT EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE SEAT, ATTEMPTED TO AUTO ROTATE, CONTACTED THE GROUND VERY HARD, ACUSING THE LANDING SKIDS TO FAIL.

## 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 WPR10LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA336), Jul 8, 2010: Johnson Helicycle (N62AJ), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An undetermined airframe vibration which led to precautionary autorotation and hard landing.

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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