ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290843
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| Date: | Sunday 23 August 2015 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C - UNDESIGNAT |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N315TV |
| MSN: | S1773 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2410 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO360D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that, after returning from a noneventful personal flight and during the approach for landing, he noticed erratic cyclic control movements. He attempted an emergency landing, but the cyclic continued to move erratically counter-clockwise, and the helicopter subsequently landed hard.
Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed that a main rotor damper had disbonded, which would have resulted in the degradation of its damping capability and excessive main rotor vibrations and oscillations. This would have caused substantial damage in the main rotor mast supporting structure and aft cabin bulkhead before the landing and the erratic cyclic control movements reported by the pilot. Further examination of the helicopter and engine did not reveal any additional evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The disbondment of a main rotor damper, which resulted in the degradation of its damping action and led to excessive main rotor vibrations and oscillations that caused substantial damage to the helicopter in flight and led to a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR15LA249
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 06:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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