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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helicycle/Morriesey R R RM-1 · Watkins, CO · April 22, 2016

Date
April 22, 2016 · 16:20 local
Place
Watkins, CO
Airport
Front Range
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N867TV
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA201
Reported as
Helicycle/Morriesey R R RM-1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
229 total8 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While on approach at Front Range Airport to runway 17, aircraft yawed right and began to spin. Aircraft landed in a spin and rolled over on its left side.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON APPROACH AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT TO RUNWAY 17, AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND BEGAN TO SPIN. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SPIN AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.