ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284304
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| Date: | Saturday 8 September 2007 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Omniflight Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N505RA |
| MSN: | 3800 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1513 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Greenville Downtown Airport, SC (GMU/KGMU) |
| Blairsville, GA (1GA3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The AS-350B2 helicopter was refueled, and the pilot departed on a repositioning flight. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot noticed that the key for the fuel tank cap was not in the cockpit, and he elected to make a precautionary landing to a soccer field, to check the fuel cap. During the landing approach, the helicopter began to settle, it subsequently landed hard, bounced, and rolled over. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions and stated he thought the helicopter entered into a settling with power condition.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a settling with power condition and a subsequent hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC07CA220
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| 30-Sep-2022 14:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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