ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376888
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| Date: | Saturday 29 June 1985 |
| Time: | 12:49 LT |
| Type: | Kokes SCORPION 133 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N45877 |
| MSN: | 12598 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1756 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotorway RW133 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Junction, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KGJT) |
| (KGJT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A GROUP OF PLTS WERE PREPARING FOR AN AIRSHOW FLYBY. AS A FORMATION OF AIRPLANES WERE BEING TAXIED TO RWY 29, THE PLT OF A HOME BUILT SCORPION 133 HELICOPTER, N45877, WAS CLEARED TO AIR TAXI ACROSS RWY 29 & PROCEED TO RWY 22. AS THE HELICOPTER PLT WAS APPROACHING RWY 22 & WAS IN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN, A HOME BUILT AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF ON THE SAME RWY (22). TO AVOID A POSSIBLE COLLISION, THE HELICOPTER PLT MADE A HARD LEFT TURN & 'PUSHED IT TO THE GROUND' BETWEEN RWY 22 & THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NOT HARD. HE BELIEVED THAT GYROSCOPIC PRECESSION CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN85FTM04
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 06:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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