- Date
- June 14, 1992, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Iowa, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- UNREGGuzzino, P.A. Rotorway Exec
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 18330
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Probable cause
The non helicopter rated pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted precautionary landing. A factor was the pilots total lack of experience in helicopters.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The builder/pilot of the home built helicopter elected to test fly the machine around the local area. After departure, he climbed to approximately 800 feet. He stated the cyclic started to move aft, so he decided to return to the departure point. After approaching for landing in a rice field, he attempted to level the helicopter at three feet. He said the helicopter then flew off to the right and rear. Additionally he stated that he applied pedal to turn the helicopter 180 degrees and skid it onto the ground for landing. During this attempt, the pilot lost control and the helicopter rolled over. No mechanical anomalies were found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Guzzino, P.A. Rotorway Exec (ROTORWAY E)
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Airframe hours
- 213
- Engine
- Rotorway RW152, 152 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Guzzino, Phillip A.
- Registered owner
- Guzzino, Phillip A.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 20, 1992 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 209 total · 50 in this make and model · 151 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 18 nm away