What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/13/2022 N532KB departed Corona Airport (ajo) via runway 25 for practice in the traffic pattern. The pilot was on his first approach to land when he suddenly lost control of the rotorcraft and spun to the ground less than 1/4 mile from the approach end of runway 25. The pilot stated he was about 600FT. AGL when the aircraft spun out of control.
The ral FSDO was notified and spoke with the pilot and privacy data omitted separately the following Monday morning , (08/15/2022). The pilot stated he was on his first circuit in the pattern when he lost control of the aircraft in a right spin. The pilot stated he was uninjured and walked away from the accident. Fire and ambulance crews were on scene but the pilot stated he declined medical attention and did not need to go to the hospital.
The pilot stated he was flying on final approach when a mount broke loose causing the engine to shift downward and the rotor of the aircraft cut the rudder cable, inducing the spin.
The ral FSDO spoke with the privacy data omitted, who witnessed the event and made the same statement. By the time the ral FSDO contacted the pilot and the privacy data omitted, the aircraft was moved into the privacy data omittedhangar at the ajo airport.
The NTSB and the ral FSDO visited the pilot and privacy data omitted at the privacy data omitted hangar. The aircraft appeared to be substanially damaged. Investigators noticed the rudder cable was cut.
The ral FSDO reviewed the pilot logbook and did not find any discrepancies. After review of the aircraft maintenance records investigators were unable to locate an entry for the required yearly inspection. The last logged inspection was 02/01/2020.
Investgators notice a broken engine mount on the aircraft. The mount was removed and will be inspected by the NTSB lab in an attempt to determine what caused the mount to fail.
Sas activity number WP21202202696
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/13/2022 N532KB DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT (AJO) VIA RUNWAY 25 FOR PRACTICE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST APPROACH TO LAND WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE ROTORCRAFT AND SPUN TO THE GROUND LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ABOUT 600FT. AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.
THE RAL FSDO WAS NOTIFIED AND SPOKE WITH THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SEPARATELY THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING , (08/15/2022). THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON HIS FIRST CIRCUIT IN THE PATTERN WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT SPIN. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNINJURED AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT. FIRE AND AMBULANCE CREWS WERE ON SCENE BUT THE PILOT STATED HE DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND DID NOT NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN A MOUNT BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHIFT DOWNWARD AND THE ROTOR OF THE AIRCRAFT CUT THE RUDDER CABLE, INDUCING THE SPIN.
THE RAL FSDO SPOKE WITH THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WITNESSED THE EVENT AND MADE THE SAME STATEMENT. BY THE TIME THE RAL FSDO CONTACTED THE PILOT AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HANGAR AT THE AJO AIRPORT.
THE NTSB AND THE RAL FSDO VISITED THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED. INVESTIGATORS NOTICED THE RUDDER CABLE WAS CUT.
THE RAL FSDO REVIEWED THE PILOT LOGBOOK AND DID NOT FIND ANY DISCREPANCIES. AFTER REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE AN ENTRY FOR THE REQUIRED YEARLY INSPECTION. THE LAST LOGGED INSPECTION WAS 02/01/2020.
INVESTGATORS NOTICE A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE MOUNT WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE INSPECTED BY THE NTSB LAB IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE MOUNT TO FAIL.
SAS ACTIVITY NUMBER WP21202202696
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.