ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288354
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 2010 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Cloud 9 Helicopters |
| Registration: | N9421G |
| MSN: | S1847 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 519 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Rosa, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Propwash, TX |
| Sante Fe, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the written statement provided by the flight instructor, during the cross country flight they elected to divert due to thunderstorms building in the area. While on approach to runway 19, the helicopter encountered a wind gust (estimated to be 45 knots) and "lost tail rotor authority." The flight instructor immediately took control of the helicopter, from the student; however, the tail rotor struck the runway. The flight instructor was able to level and land the helicopter without further incident. The helicopter was examined by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealing that one frame tube was broken, the skid cross tube was bent, and a tail rotor blade was damaged. The flight instructor confirmed that there were no mechanical anomalies with the helicopter prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing in gusty surface winds conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10CA390
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 2009 | N9421G | Ocean Helicopters Inc | 0 | West Palm Beach, Florida | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 21:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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