# Incident 20120320003969I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Logan, WV, March 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2012, 11:50 local time
- Place: Logan, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8518° N, 81.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logan, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8518&lon=-81.9884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2263W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2263W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540F1 SERIE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 884 total, 607 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120320003969I

## Narrative

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

WHEN THROTTLE WAS APPLIED AT THE END OF A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, A PIECE OF FLASHLIGHT THAT WAS LEFT ON THE ENGINE DURING MAINTENANCE FELL ON THE THROTTLE MECHANISM, JAMMING THE THROTTLE FULL OPEN. THE RESULT WAS AN ENGINE OVERSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE POWERTRAIN OVERSPEED.

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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