Rotorway EXEC 162-F N46110

Summary

On 13 November 2007 at about 16:30 local time, a Rotorway EXEC 162-F registered N46110 was involved in an accident near New Century, Kansas, 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.

Date

13 November 2007 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Century, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

New Century Aircenter (IXD)

Coordinates

38.8308, -94.8903

Aircraft

Rotorway EXEC 162-F

Registration

N46110

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Century → New Century

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08LA038

Nobody was injured.

While on approach the tail rotor spar failed due to metal fatigue .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was doing hovering maneuvers at the end of the runway. He was cleared for a left pattern to return to the end of the runway. On final approach he felt a "moderate vibration" in the tail rotor, and elected to autorotate to a farm field adjacent to airport property rather than try to clear surrounding trees and fences. The helicopter landed hard, flexing the landing gear. The pilot later reported a spar in one of the tail rotor blades had failed due to metal fatigue.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.