ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363445
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| Date: | Friday 19 June 1992 |
| Time: | 14:55 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206-L3 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenai Air Hawaii,inc. |
| Registration: | N2267N |
| MSN: | 51021 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10623 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waikoloa, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Waimea, HI (MUE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT REDUCED ENGINE AND MAIN ROTOR RPM TO FLIGHT IDLE IN PREPARATION TO DEPLANE HIS SIX PASSENGERS. THE REAR LANDING GEAR REAR CROSS TUBE FAILED, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON THE HELIPAD. THE FRACTURE SURFACE EXHIBITED CORROSION. INSPECTION PROCEDURES REQUIRED THE CROSS TUBES TO BE INSPECTED AT 100-HR INTERVALS. THE MANUFACTURER IS RE-EXAMINING THE PROCEDURES.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE REAR LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE DUE TO CORROSION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA254
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 2000 | N2267N | Kenai Helicopters | 0 | Grand Canyon, AZ | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 17:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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