# Accident 20111026025439A: Mattituck, NY, October 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2011, 18:14 local time
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 41.0049° N, 72.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattituck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0049&lon=-72.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 44 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111026025439A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS FLYING A MOSQUITO XEL ULTRALIGHT AMPHIBIOUS HELICOPTER.  AIRMAN AND VEHICLE WERE ON THE BEACH NEAR HIS HOUSE, ABOUT ONE HALF MILE AWAY.  AT 4:45 PM, THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE TO RETURN HOME.  A MECHANICAL PROBLEM EXISTED, AND THE AIRMAN LEFT THE VEHICLE ON THE BEACH, RETURNING LATER AND REPAIRING IT.  AT 6:05 PM, THE AIRMAN TOOK OFF, AND HOVER TAXIED OVER THE WATER AND MARSH TO HIS HOUSE.  EN ROUTE, THE GEAR SNAGGED AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND THE ULTRALIGHT HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.  THIS FLIGHT, WHICH WAS AFTER DARK, WAS IN VIOLATION OF 103.11.  AIRMAN WAS BRUISED AND SCRAPED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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