# Accident 20221127018209A: Childs Michael A ROTORWAY EXEC 162-F, Titusville, FL, November 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2022, 11:27 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5148° N, 80.7992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5148&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8006A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8006A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Childs Michael A ROTORWAY EXEC 162-F (registry code 05615YR, https://openairdocs.org/model/childs-michael-a-rotorway-exec-162-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILDS MICHAEL A ROTORWAY EXEC 162-F
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RH 600T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221127018209A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROX. 11:27LCL AT THE SPACE COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT (KTIX) TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, N8006A, A HELICOPTER AMATEUR EXPERIMENTAL, ROTORWAY EXEC 162-F, S/N 6708, DEPARTED WEST BOUND FROM TIX’S SOUTH EAST T-HANGER RAMP AND EXPERIENCED ENGINE BACKFIRING ACCOMPANIED WITH PARTIAL POWER LOSS AT APPROXIMATELY 150FT AND 65 MPH AIRSPEED.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER TOWARDS THE GRASS SOUTH OF RUNWAY 9.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10MPH GROUNDSPEED, THE FRONT LEFT SKID DUG DEEPLY INTO THE GRASS, WHICH RESULTED IN A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE.  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHICH ENCOMPASSED: THE TAIL BOOM, MAIN ROTOR PYLON, MAIN ROTOR BLADES, FUSELAGE, AND WINDSHIELD.  THE HELICOPTER’S DAMAGE SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER.

TWO (2) SOULS WERE ON BOARD, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PIC AND THE PILOT IN TRAINING WHICH BOTH SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

BASED ON A/W ASI’S POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE INSPECTION, A ROTORWAY EXEC RH600T, S/N 7017, REVEALED DAMAGE TO: CYLINDER #4 SPARK PLUGS, CYLINDER #4 CYLINDER WALL, AND CYLINDER #4 EXHAUST VALVE.  THE CYLINDER #4 EXHAUST VALVE RETENTION CLIP WAS NOT LOCATED. AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATED THE HELICOPTER WAS WITHIN THE 25 HOUR SERVICE CHECK (IAW THE RHMC MX MANUAL) DURING TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, APPROX 7HRS FROM THE NEXT CHECK.

## 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 ERA23LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA073), Nov 27, 2022: Childs Michael A Rotorway Exec 162-F (N8006A), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the No. 4 exhaust valve spring retainer, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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