ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381597
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Date: | Monday 27 June 1983 |
Time: | 15:15 LT |
Type: | Enstrom F28A |
Owner/operator: | Pilot Personnel International |
Registration: | N9240 |
MSN: | 215 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1276 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-CIB |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lebanon, OR -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Lebanon, OR (S30) |
Destination airport: | Lebanon, OR (S30) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE HELICOPTER WAS DAMAGED IN A ROLL-OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CHECKING ANOTHER COMPANY PILOT AND IN DOING SO HE ABRUPTLY REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE ENGINE FAILURE. A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE ACFT WAS AT 1800 FT MSL. AN AUTOROTATION WAS MADE ONTO A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE PILOT INITIATED A FLARE AT 50 FT AGL WITH THE ACFT SKIDDING 20 FT AND SPINNING AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.A LATER VERSION OF THE OPERATORS MANUAL STATES THAT CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN ABRUPT POWER CHANGES DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE FUEL INJECTED ENGINES. THE MANUAL FOR THIS ACFT DOES NOT CONTAIN THAT STATEMENT. THE PILOT AND OPERATOR STATED DURING INTERVIEW THAT THE THROTTLE WAS ABRUPTLY REDUCED.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA83LA134 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA83LA134
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