ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247088
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| Date: | Friday 22 January 2021 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Peoples Properties LLC |
| Registration: | N90TG |
| MSN: | 0383E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2411 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce C20 B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rittenhouse Army Heliport (AZ38), Queen Creek, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Scottsdale Municipal Airport, AZ (SCF/KSDL) |
| Kearney, AZ (E89) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during a practice approach to an off-airport location, he increased the collective and applied left pedal to bring the helicopter to a hover. The helicopter nosed right and continued to rotate as he attempted to stop it by applying left pedal. Subsequently, the helicopter encountered a tail wind situation, and the rate of turn became excessive, as he continued to attempt to arrest the spin. Shortly thereafter, the left skid caught the ground and bent inward, causing the helicopter to roll on its left side. The fuselage and main rotor blades were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's uncoordinated flight control inputs while entering a hover, which lead to a loss of aircraft control which resulted in the left skid making contact with the ground, causing the helicopter to roll on its side.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA093
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N90TG
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2021 01:51 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Jan-2021 01:53 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Jul-2022 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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