# Accident 20181027020989A: Bradley J Meeuwse ROTORWAY 162F, Passaic, MO, October 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2018, 17:50 local time
- Place: Passaic, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3219° N, 94.3469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3219&lon=-94.3469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bradley J Meeuwse ROTORWAY 162F (registry code 05633UX, https://openairdocs.org/model/bradley-j-meeuwse-rotorway-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRADLEY J MEEUWSE ROTORWAY 162F
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RI 162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 43 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181027020989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN HE NOTICED THE ROTOR RPM INDICATED ZERO. HE ENTERED AN AUTO-ROTATION. WHEN ABOUT TO LAND PILOT ADDED COLLECTIVE TO CLEAR A FENCE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 CEN19LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA016), Oct 27, 2018: Rotorway 162 (N162RF), Passaic, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The electrical short in the main rotor rpm indicating unit which provided an inaccurate indication to the student pilot and resulted in substantial damage during the precautionary autorotation.

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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