ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229702
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| Date: | Thursday 3 October 2019 |
| Time: | 14:03 LT |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | Polk Co Sheriff's Office |
| Registration: | N911RW |
| MSN: | 41813 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9829 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce T63-A720 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Meade, Polk County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Bartow Airport, FL (BOW/KBOW) |
| Fort Meade, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was attempting to rescue a gyroplane pilot who made a forced landing in a phosphate pit and gypsum pond by having him grab the right skid of the helicopter and lift him to safety. The pilot anticipated that he would have to compensate for the change in the helicopter's center of gravity when the gyroplane pilot grabbed the skid. The gyroplane pilot's first two attempts to grab the helicopter's right skid were unsuccessful. The helicopter pilot stated that the gyroplane pilot's third attempt was more aggressive than the previous two attempts and that he was not prepared for the sudden center-of-gravity shift that resulted once the gyroplane pilot grabbed the right skid. The helicopter then entered a dynamic rollover to the right and impacted the gypsum pond, resulting in substantial damage to the main rotor blades, tail rotor, and the tailboom.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in a dynamic rollover and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA004
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N911RW
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2019 06:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Oct-2019 07:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2019 07:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2019 15:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 07-Oct-2019 18:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 20:47 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:59 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2023 01:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]] |
| 07-Aug-2023 13:43 | harro | Updated [[[Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]]] |
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