ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363756
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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1992 |
| Time: | 16:35 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N104MB |
| MSN: | 1050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1405 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbus, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A PORTABLE PAD. THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER STRIKING THE RAMP WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIE DOWN STRAP WHICH SECURES THE HELICOPTER TO THE PORTABLE PAD HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED DURING THE PREFLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER, WHICH RESULTED IN A TIE DOWN STRAP NOT BEING REMOVED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTED FLIGHT, AND THE SUBSEQUENT ROLL OVER AND COLLISION WITH THE RAMP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 September 1995 | N22BX | Gerald P. Nye | 1 | Akron-Fulton Airport, Akron, Ohio | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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