Rotorway 162-F N549AB
16 June 2006 · Brookhaven, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 2006 at about 16:30 local time, a Rotorway 162-F registered N549AB was involved in an accident near Brookhaven, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brookhaven, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookhaven Airport (KHWV)
- Coordinates
- 40.8219, -72.8669
- Aircraft
- Rotorway 162-F
- Registration
- N549AB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brookhaven → Brookhaven
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06CA172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot inadvertently allowing the skids to contact the ground resulting in dynamic rollover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of an experimental Rotorway 162-F was practicing hovering when the left skid of the helicopter made contact with the helipad, the helicopter rolled to the left, and the main rotor blades struck the ground. The student pilot stated that "I was hovering at about 2 inches which had the skids too close to the ground for my ability." At 1256 EDT, 26 minutes after the accident, the reported wind on the field was 310 degrees at 9 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rotorway 162 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2007 | Rotorway 162F | Heart, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Rotorway 162F | Stratford, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2005 | Rotorway 162F | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2004 | Rotorway 162F | New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2008 | Rotorway 162F | Gonzales, Texas, United States | Jonathan Houser | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2008 | Rotorway 162F | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2006 | Cessna 172C | Middletown, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-28-161 | Yonkers, New York, United States | Kenmarson Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2006 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Mayville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-18-150 | White Lake, New York, United States | Adina M. Szewczyk | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 2006 | Schweizer 269C | Kings Park, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2006 | Taylorcraft DC-65 | Parma, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |