ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354481
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1998 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: | Revolution Mini-500 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N355RM |
| MSN: | 0305 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 49 hours |
| Engine model: | Bombardier 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Villa Rica, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cedartown, GA |
| Whitesburg, GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that while in cruise flight he experienced a vibration/buzz sound. He set up for a precautionary, run-on landing to the nearest airport's single runway. When he realized the runway was in use, he elected to land onto an adjacent, grassy area. The left skid collided with a rock, the helicopter experienced a loss of directional control, yawed counterclockwise, and the main rotor blade severed the tailboom.
Probable Cause: The pilot's choice of landing area during a precautionary landing adjacent to the runway. This resulted in an in-flight collision of the left skid with a rock during a cyclic flare, loss of directional control, and subsequent collision of the main rotor blade with the tail boom.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA161
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 14:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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