ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215319
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| Date: | Saturday 24 September 2011 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3070S |
| MSN: | 4217 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1031 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Converse County Airport, Douglas, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sheridan County Airport, Sheridan, Wyoming (SHR/KSHR) |
| Converse County Airport, Douglas, Wyoming (DGW/KDGW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Robinson R22 Beta N3070S crashed at Converse County Airport. Douglas, Wyoming at 16:00 MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) on 24/9/2011: Skids struck the ground while hover taxying. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"According to the pilot, while hover taxiing downwind, a gust of wind pushed the tail 90 degrees to the left, which forced the helicopter to descend into the pavement. The pilot reported that the front and rear crossover tubes between the left and right landing skid assemblies were bent, and that the tail cone was wrinkled at the fuselage attach points.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control of the helicopter while hover taxiing in gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Accident Number: WPR11CA467 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20110926X63740&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=CA
2. FAA Regsitration: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3070S
3. http://helihub.com/2011/09/24/24-sep-11-n3070s-robinson-r22-douglas-us-wyoming/
4. http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.com/2011/09/24-sep-11-n3070s-robinson-r22-douglas.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Converse_County_Airport
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2018 17:54 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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