ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161271
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 2013 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N104BJ |
| MSN: | 6194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Rotorway RI 162F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Nampa, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Caldwell, ID (EUL) |
| Caldwell, ID (EUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while in cruise flight, about 500 feet above ground level (agl), the cyclic control seemed to require a higher than normal input. He changed speed, however, that seemed to make it worse. The pilot was over a field and entered a 180 degree autorotation to lose altitude. At the completion of the autorotation, forward velocity had dissipated and the lateral movement to the left increased even with full right cyclic input. The helicopter collided with trees that bordered the field and subsequently rolled over onto its left side after touchdown. The fuselage and tailboom were substantially damaged.
Probable Cause: A flight control malfunction during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined. No follow-up examination was conducted due to a lapse in agency funding and subsequent government shutdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N104BJ
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 2002 | N104BJ | Jimmie Siemens | 0 | Overgaard, Arizona | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2013 13:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Oct-2013 19:03 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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