ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216979
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| Date: | Saturday 27 October 2018 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N162RF |
| MSN: | 6965 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | Rotorway RI 162F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Passaic, Bates County, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Butler Airport, MO (BUM/KBUM) |
| Butler Airport, MO (BUM/KBUM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, about 10 minutes into the flight, he observed the main rotor rpm indicating unit drop to zero. The student confirmed that the engine rpm indications were "still normal" and then decided to execute an autorotation to an open field and lowered the collective. He stated that the helicopter was in a "steady glide" when he realized that it might impact a fence at his intended landing area in the field. The student applied aft cyclic to avoid the fence, which changed the helicopter's glidepath; he then flared the helicopter and applied collective for the landing. During the landing, the right skid's rear portion impacted terrain. The helicopter bounced, the student lost helicopter control, and the helicopter came to rest on its right side resulting in substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed an electrical short had occurred in the main rotor rpm indicating unit. Given the student reported that the engine rpm indications were 'still normal," it is likely the helicopter was still functioning normally despite the loss of cockpit main rotor rpm indications.
Probable Cause: The electrical short in the main rotor rpm indicating unit which provided an inaccurate indication to the student pilot and resulted in substantial damage during the precautionary autorotation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19LA016
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N162RF
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 20:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 20:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Nov-2018 06:31 | CPUGene | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Nov-2018 02:31 | Geno | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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