ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289405
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| Date: | Saturday 9 April 2011 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Performance Helicopters LLC |
| Registration: | N372LE |
| MSN: | 3272 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2399 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lake Charles Municipal Airport, LA (LCH/KLCH) |
| Lake Charles Municipal Airport, LA (LCH/KLCH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was in a stabilized hover into the wind on the approach end of the runway for about 15 to 20 seconds. The pilot was preparing to move the cyclic forward to start the helicopter into forward flight when the nose began a slight uncommanded turn to the right. The pilot added more left pedal, but the helicopter quickly picked up momentum and speed until the helicopter was spinning out of control. The pilot then lowered the collective pitch lever and the helicopter struck the runway surface, resulting in substantial damage. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control of the helicopter while in a hover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11LA283
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| 10 April 2011 | N372LE | Performance Helicopters, LLC. | 0 | Lake Charles Regional Airport, Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
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| 05-Oct-2022 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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