ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385955
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 2001 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: | Schweizer 269D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2061D |
| MSN: | 0034A |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nampa, ID -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nampa, ID (S67) |
| Twin Falls City County Airport, ID (TWF/KTWF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in a low hover just prior to initiating taxi, the helicopter encountered a "severe wind" that lifted it further in the air and required the pilot to reverse his slightly left anti-torque input to a full right input. The pilot initially began to transition to forward flight, but changed his mind and "dropped" the collective in order to put the aircraft back on the ground. As he was attempting to land, the helicopter weathervaned into the wind and started drifting backwards toward the fuel island. The pilot then applied forward cyclic, but was unable to arrest the backwards drift in time to keep the tail boom from impacting the gas island light pole.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for strong, gusty, shifting winds while hovering in ground effect. Factors include a sudden
directional change and increase in velocity of the gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA01LA082
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 09:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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