# Accident 20251013014879A: Gomez Angel AG-162, Valley View, TX, October 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2025, 12:29 local time
- Place: Valley View, TX
- Airport: Hardy Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4936° N, 97.1644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-97.1644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gomez Angel AG-162 (registry code 05632CB, https://openairdocs.org/model/gomez-angel-ag-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-162F (registry code 55007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-162f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOMEZ ANGEL AG-162
- Reported engine: ROTORWAY RI 162F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 108 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251013014879A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1229 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GOMEZ ANGEL, AG-162, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT HELICOPTER, HAD AN ACCIDENT NEAR HARDY FIELD AIRPORT (3XA1). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE AIRPORT WHEN THEY NOTICED THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD (MRH) RPMS STARTED TO DECREASE. THE PILOT INCREASED THE THROTTLE, AND RAISED COLLECTIVE IN AN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE THE MRH RPMS AND CONTINUE TO CLIMB TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 500’ AGL WHEN THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM AN AUTOROTATION WHEN THE RPMS FAILED TO INCREASE TO AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THE PILOT MADE A 180° TURN AND WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 400’ AGL WHEN THEY ENTERED THE AUTOROTATION AND DROPPED THE COLLECTIVE 2 INCHES TO INCREASE MRH RPMS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER THE FLARE THE AIRCRAFT SLID FORWARD 8-10 FEET BEFORE THE LEFT SKID GOT CAUGHT IN THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE DOWN AND THE TAIL TO RISE. THIS RESULTED IN THE MRH STRIKING THE TAIL BOOM AND BREAKING THE TAIL BOOM. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE PILOT’S PERSONAL HANGAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

METAR KDTO 131653Z 20010G16KT 10SM CLR 29/12 A3000 RMK AO2

## 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 CEN26LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA016), Oct 13, 2025: Rotorway AG162 (N162AD), Valley View, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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