ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144744
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| Date: | Saturday 25 February 2012 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 AStar |
| Owner/operator: | Mountain Air Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N118MB |
| MSN: | 3535 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5473 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Poway, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Poway, CA (N/A) |
| Poway, CA (N/A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was approaching a landing zone on a flat pinnacle with a tailwind. The helicopter was within 50 feet of the landing area in a slow, stable, shallow approach when it encountered an updraft. When the helicopter flew out of the updraft, it abruptly descended to the ground. The helicopter landed hard, and the impact buckled the tail boom and sheared off the left landing gear skid.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2012 13:06 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Nov-2014 19:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2016 21:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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