Rotorway 162F N831MS
9 March 2008 · Cartersville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 2008 at about 21:00 local time, a Rotorway 162F registered N831MS was involved in an accident near Cartersville, Georgia, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cartersville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cartersville (VPC)
- Coordinates
- 34.1231, -84.8486
- Aircraft
- Rotorway 162F
- Registration
- N831MS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cartersville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The owner/builder's improper installation of the foot pedal scissor beam, which resulted in its failure during hover flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The owner/builder of the Rotorway 162F was performing pedal turns while conducting initial flight tests. During a turn the left pedal "popped" and "fell away." He immediately dropped the collective and landed hard, causing significant damage to the tail boom. He inspected the helicopter and discovered the foot pedal scissor beam had pulled away from its retaining bolt. The scissor beam was designed to be sandwiched between two nylon pivot bushings, and retained by an aluminum bushing and bolt. During the construction phase he inadvertently mounted the aluminum bushing on the inside of the scissor beam, allowing the beam to be pulled past the mounting bolt when pressure was applied.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rotorway 162 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2008 | Rotorway 162F | Gonzales, Texas, United States | Jonathan Houser | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Rotorway 162F | Heart, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Rotorway 162F | Stratford, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2006 | Rotorway 162-F | Brookhaven, New York, 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 | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2008 | Beechcraft A36 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | BK Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | David A Roberts | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-34-200 | Folkston, Georgia, United States | Silver Express Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2008 | Beechcraft BE-76 | Rome, Georgia, United States | Aviation Atlanta | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 2008 | Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER I | Rayle, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |