# NTSB Accident LAX00LA173
> **Rotorway EXEC 162F** · 2000-04-06 · CHANDLER, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA173
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20864
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-06
- **Location:** CHANDLER, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.270927, -111.939704
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rotorway
- **Model:** EXEC 162F
- **Registration:** N21901
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate maintenance inspection of the secondary shaft which resulted in its fatigue failure that emanated from a corroded circumferential score mark.  A factor was the fence that the pilot flared to avoid, resulting in a hard landing.

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