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20-Dec-12 N828X Rotorway Exec Crossville, US-Tennessee
Pilot Douglas Barnett told investigators he was practicing take off and landings when the helicopter became uncontrollable. He said the governor on the engine became stuck while hovering at 12 feet, and he lost control - helicopter rolled over on landing
Tags: Civil, Exec, Rotorway, Safety, US-Tennessee
05-Aug-12 N156RW Rotorway Exec 90 Colville, US-Washington
Roll-over
Tags: Civil, Exec, Rotorway, Safety, US-Washington
22-Jun-12 C-FVPP Rotorway 162F Red Deer, Canada
The helicopter began to rotate and the pilot entered auto rotation, however, while avoiding high tension power lines, landed with sideways motion resulting in a roll over. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The middle/centre Kevlar tail rotor drive belt was found to have split in two. CADAORS 2012C2707
Tags: Canada, Civil, Exec 162, Rotorway, Safety
30-May-12 Rotorway Exec Smoketown, US-Pennsylvania
Heavily damaged. Sole occupant was injured
Tags: Civil, Exec, Rotorway, Safety, US-Pennsylvania
06-Aug-11 Rotorway Exec 162F Chino Hills, US-California
At touchdown, the helicopter had some forward speed, the landing skids dug into the terrain, and the helicopter pitched nose down. The main rotor struck the ground and also severed the tail boom, and the helicopter rolled onto its left side.
Tags: Civil, Exec 162F, Rotorway, US-California
23-Apr-11 N614S Rotorway Exec Lawrence Township, US-Ohio
Pilot Jay Dubert, 46, sustained very minor injuries when attempting an emergency landing at 3:47 p.m. The helicopter tipped, causing damage to the rear of the aircraft and the rotors, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol
Tags: Civil, Exec, Rotorway, US-Ohio
19-Mar-11 N192AB Rotorway Exec 162F Lincoln, US-Alabama
Engine failure in flight, heavy landing, ended up on its side
Tags: Civil, Exec, Rotorway, US-Alabama
15-Mar-11 N602RW Rotorway A600 Talon Chandler, US-Arizona
Development aircraft - report of jolt while in cruise flight - entered autorotation but heavy landing and helicopter ended up on its side.
Tags: A600, Civil, Rotorway, US-Arizona
24-Oct-10 TF-EXI Rotorway 162F Mount Esja, Iceland
Crashed during landing attempt on mountain
Tags: Civil, Exec 162F, Iceland, Rotorway
22-Apr-09 D-HWBW Rotorway Exec 162 Dinkelsbühl/Sinbronn, Germany
According to a newspaper report a new component part has been added to the engine just before take-off, possibly causing the engine failure. The 47-year-old pilot and his passenger were only minor injured in a sucessful autorotation landing, although it caused substantial damage to the helicopter. 2 on board minor injured.
Tags: Civil, Exec 162, Germany, Rotorway