ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286535
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 2009 |
| Time: | 17:43 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Methods Corp |
| Registration: | N103LN |
| MSN: | 3128 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5224 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Arivaca, AZ |
| Tuscon, AZ (65AZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was in the final phase of the landing approach. About 5 feet over the hospital landing pad, the helicopter started to yaw left in an uncommanded fashion. The pilot countered the yaw with right anti torque pedal, which had no effect. He then rapidly lowered the collective and the helicopter landed hard and came to rest facing the opposite direction. Inspection of the helicopter revealed buckled skin on the tail boom approximately 2 feet aft of where the tail boom attaches to the rear structure. Hospital surveillance video captured the landing and showed the helicopter approach the landing spot. The helicopter then yawed left and landed facing the direction it came from. The event spanned about 4 seconds from the beginning of the yaw to the landing. The pilot stated that the winds were out of the west at 2-3 knots. Winds reported at the nearest weather reporting facility (6 miles to the southeast) at the time were 350 degrees at 7 knots. Examination of the helicopter control system revealed no anomalies and all system components functioned appropriately when tested.
Probable Cause: The loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09FA464
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 12:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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