ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361061
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| Date: | Monday 15 November 1993 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G3B1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1181W |
| MSN: | 2948 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5575 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TVO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE COMING IN FOR A LANDING NEAR A CHEMICAL LOADING TRUCK, THE PILOT ALLOWED HIS AIRSPEED TO REMAIN HIGH. DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, THE PILOT MADE AN IMPROPER FLARE, RESULTING IN THE TAIL ROTOR HOOP HITTING THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING. AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN AND CUT THROUGH THE TOP TAIL BOOM TUBES.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE. FACTORS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED WHILE APPROACHING THE FLARE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA042
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 February 2016 | N1181W | Private | 0 | Carson Airport (KCXP), Carson City, NV | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 14:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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