# Accident 20120704013689A: Omlin Robert G EXEC 162F ROTORWAY, Quincey, WA, July 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2012, 17:07 local time
- Place: Quincey, WA
- Airport: Quincy Flying Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1707° N, 119.7993° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1707&lon=-119.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385AR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Omlin Robert G EXEC 162F ROTORWAY (registry code 05628OG, https://openairdocs.org/model/omlin-robert-g-exec-162f-rotorway) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OMLIN ROBERT G EXEC 162F ROTORWAY
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RI 162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 84 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120704013689A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO FLIGHT THE PILOT ATTACHED A 3 X 5 FOOT FLAG ON/BELOW THE SKIDS /STRUTS OF THE AIRCRAFT N385AR. DURING FLIGHT, AT APPROX 200 FEET AGL, THE FLAG DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAIL ROTOR.THE PILOT EXECUTED AN AUTO ROTATION AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 WPR12CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA294), Jul 5, 2012: Omlin Robert G Exec 162F Rotorway (N385AR), Quincy, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that a flag attached to the landing skid was properly secured, which resulted in its in-flight separation and contact with the tail rotor.

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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