ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359194
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| Date: | Monday 27 March 1995 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22B |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Adventures, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8320A |
| MSN: | 2510 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 58 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Byron, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Concord, CA (KCCR) |
| (C83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WAS MADE TO WHAT APPEARED, TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, TO BE A SUITABLE LANDING SITE, BUT THE GROUND UNDERNEATH WAS SOFT AND WET. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS SANK INTO THE SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
Probable Cause: the unsuitable terrain selected by the pilots.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA147
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 2005 | N8320A | Airman Testing | 0 | Lantana, Florida | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 07:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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