- Date
- March 29, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ridgeway, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N107LHRotorway RW-145
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880329006829A
- Case key
- 11377
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was attempting to land from a 2 foot hover when the accident occurred. He reported that he overcontrolled the helicopter and a dynamic rollover resulted. A witness reported the helicopter was traveling downwind when it began to turn to the right. He reported that the helicopter touched down on both skids, bounced sideways and rolled over. The pilot reported gusting wind but did not estimate the velocity of the gusts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N107LH
- Reported as
- Rotorway RW-145
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 225945484
- Airframe hours
- 15
- Engine
- Rotorway RW-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dana L. Hussey
- Registered owner
- Les Hussey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Ridgeway, VA
- Airport
- NONE · Pace Airport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10 total · 10 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.