Pilot Debrief

Rotorway EXEC 162F near Kenansville, FL — 2020-09-10

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Date
2020-09-10
Location
Kenansville, FL, USA
Airport
PVT
Aircraft
Rotorway EXEC 162F
Registration
N57AN
Category
Helicopter
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during takeoff.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the experimental amateur-built helicopter reported that during takeoff, when the left skid was coming off the ground, he felt a small jerk, so he moved the cyclic to the left and forward. When the cyclic moved it hit the passenger’s left knee. The passenger “jerked” and the cyclic moved back to the right and the helicopter “instantaneously” rolled over to the right side and struck the ground. The pilot and the passenger were not injured, and the helicopter’s main rotor and tail boom sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents3

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