ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214792
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 2015 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8363D |
| MSN: | 2745 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Fort Davis, Texas |
| Fort Davis, Texas | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he was positioning the helicopter to have the sole passenger take a photograph of an animal and a settling with power condition occurred. The pilot stated that a gust of wind came from a nearby hill and began to push the helicopter toward the ground so the pilot conducted a running landing to an open field. During the landing, the pilot reported that the helicopter struck an anthill and rolled sideways. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom.
The pilot verified that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during flight, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Accident Number: GAA15CA032 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20150403X70210&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=CA
2. FAA Registration: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N8363D
3. http://helihub.com/2015/04/03/03-apr-15-n8363d-robinson-r22-fort-davis-us-texas/
4. http://www.aircraftdomain.com/tail-number/n8363d.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Davis,_Texas
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2018 22:39 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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