ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297538
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 2002 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Brantly Helicopter B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Lowell Newsome |
| Registration: | N2128U |
| MSN: | 176 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 580 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grove City, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Grove City, OH |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the helicopter lifted off of the portable landing pad, a gust of wind began to push the helicopter backwards towards a hangar. The pilot raised the collective and the helicopter rose above the hangar; however, it continued in a rearward direction until the main rotor blades struck a tree. The pilot "rolled off" the power, and the helicopter began to descend to the ground. During the decent, the landing skid caught a vine, which rolled the helicopter inverted before it impacted the ground. The wind reported at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident, were from 220 degrees at 10 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA067
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 19:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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