ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201949
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Date: | Wednesday 17 February 1999 |
Time: | 10:00 LT |
Type: | Robinson R22-B2 |
Owner/operator: | Smith Helicopters Inc. |
Registration: | N971SL |
MSN: | 2750 |
Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-AID |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Freer, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Private Ranch, TX |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The passenger inadvertently blocked the movement of the cyclic control with his netting gun. The pilot and passenger were hired by a private ranch owner to net deer for removal from his property. During the flight, the passenger missed a deer with one net. The pilot then entered a hover 20 to 25 feet above the deer. After the passenger reloaded the gun, the pilot started to descend when the helicopter rolled to the left. The pilot noticed that the butt of the gun was hooked around the cyclic t-bar. Before the pilot could regain control, the helicopter impacted the ground.
Probable Cause: The passenger's inadvertent interference with the cyclic control which consequently restricted the control's movement.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW99LA083 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA083
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Nov-2017 10:00 |
ASN Update Bot |
Added |
08-Apr-2024 09:38 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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