# Accident 20200516006249A: Rotorway 162F, Rochester, IN, May 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2020, 19:10 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0661° N, 86.1892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0661&lon=-86.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311RM-2022-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parker Roger L ROTORWAY 162F (registry code 05605US, https://openairdocs.org/model/parker-roger-l-rotorway-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROTORWAY 162F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,357 total, 80 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200516006249A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 19:10 LOCAL TIME (23:10 ZULU). A ROTORWAY 162F EXPERIMENTAL HELICOPTER, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A COMMERCIALLY RATED ROTORCRAFT PILOT, EXPERIENCED A DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOVER IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AT THE ROCHESTER INDIANA, FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT (KRCR). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THERE WERE NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE WEATHER AT 23:35 ZULU AT KRCR WAS WINDS 100 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 4500 FEET, TEMPERATURE 22 DEGREES CELCIUS.

## 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 CEN20CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA180), May 16, 2020: Rotorway Exec (N311RM), Rochester, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during lift off. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience flying a helicopter.

## Other reports on N311RM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010516010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516010929A), May 16, 2001: N311RM, Corcoran, MN, No damage. (-23)Pilot was in cruise at 600' AGL and heard a bang. The helicopter (experimental homebuilt) started to yaw. Pilot started to auto-rotate and at 40 ft. AGL…
- [Accident 19980617013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617013999A), Jun 17, 1998: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N311RM), Manchester, IN, Substantial damage. (.4)On June 17, 1998, at 1030 central daylight time, a parker rotorway 162-F, N311RM, impacted the terrain while attemptin to land at a private strip in north…

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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