ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294817
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 2004 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Resources LLC. |
| Registration: | N2065T |
| MSN: | 146 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1404 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norfolk, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk-Hampton Roads Executive Airport, VA (KPVG) |
| Norfolk-Hampton Roads Executive Airport, VA (KPVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting his third supervised solo flight, and had completed two takeoffs and landings. During his third landing attempt, after the helicopter contacted the ground, it began to vibrate violently. The student pilot was not able to stop the vibration, before the helicopter began to break apart. The accident was witnessed by the student pilot's flight instructor, who stated he utilized a hand-held radio to tell the student to pick up the helicopter, in order to recover. Examination of the landing skid dampers revealed that they were improperly charged. The helicopter had been operated for 371 hours since it's most recent annual inspection, which was performed about 6 months prior to the accident. The helicopter had been operated for 85 hours since it's most recent 100-hour inspection. The student pilot had accumulated 22 hours of total flight experience, all in the same make and model as the accident helicopter.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted ground resonance. Contributing to the accident was the improperly serviced landing gear dampers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC04LA142
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Oct-2022 09:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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