ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367627
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1989 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D1 |
| Owner/operator: | Versatile Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2202C |
| MSN: | M-1 |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN O-335-5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ardmore, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (1FO) |
| (1FO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON A TAXIWAY AND THE STUDENT PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE. DUE TO LIMITED GROUND CLEARANCE, STUDENTS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO POSITION THE HELICOPTER ONTO THE NEARBY REFUELING PAD. THEREFORE, THE CFI MANNED THE HELICOPTER, WITH THE STUDENT NOW A PASSENGER AND AIR TAXIED DOWNWIND TO THE PAD. ONCE ON THE PAD, GUSTY TAILWINDS PROMPTED THE CFI TO REALIGN THE HELICOPTER. AS POWER WAS ADDED, WITH THE AIRCRAFT HEADING EAST, CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE GROUND ABOUT 100 FEET WEST OF THE PAD. THE WIND WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY TAIL WINDS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90LA041
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 May 1989 | N2202C | Versatile Aviation | 0 | Ardmore, OK | |
sub |
| 25 April 1995 | N2202C | Versatile Aviation, Inc. | 2 | Ardmore, OK | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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