ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289346
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 May 2011 |
| Time: | 01:45 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS350B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Methods Corp. |
| Registration: | N916AM |
| MSN: | 2404 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9340 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camden, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camden-Woodward Field, SC (CDN/KCDN) |
| Camden-Woodward Field, SC (CDN/KCDN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor pilot had completed two night training flights in the helicopter, which included rapid decelerations, autorotations (including standard, hovering, and turning), sloping ground landings, and simulated hydraulic failures. The instructor pilot reported that at no time during the flights did he experience a hard landing or ground contact with the lower fin tail guard; however, a subsequent inspection revealed damage to the tailboom and tail rotor gearbox that was consistent with a hard landing. In addition, the lower fin tail guard contained fresh ground-contact marks, which were not present prior to the training flights.
Probable Cause: The instructor pilot did not maintain adequate helicopter control while maneuvering, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11LA278
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 12:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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