ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365088
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| Date: | Friday 21 June 1991 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Km Helicopter Sevice |
| Registration: | N8024W |
| MSN: | 1047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 862 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Faribault, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS EXECUTING A 360 DEGREE TURN WHILE HOVER/TAXIING. THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY WHIPPED AROUND ITS AXIS OF ROTATION, IN THE GUSTY CROSSWIND ENVIRONMENT. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN UNCONTROLLED OSCILLATIONS AND STRUCK THE GROUND WITH A REARWARD MOMENTUM. THE TAIL CONE HIT THE GROUND AND COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO HIT THE GROUND REPEATEDLY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
Probable Cause: COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WAS NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING ENVIRONMENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA199
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 October 1989 | N8024W | American Helicopters Corp. | 0 | Bethpage, NY | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 06:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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