ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291918
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 2006 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Silver State Helicopters |
| Registration: | N601GM |
| MSN: | 45638 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ozona, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ozona Airport, TX (OZA/KOZA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The operator reported that the helicopter was in the area performing long-line external load operations in support of seismic activities. After landing on a uphill rocky slope the pilot rolled the throttle to idle and checked the control for stability of the landing surface. The 1,263-hour commercial pilot, who reported having accumulated a total of 48 hours in the same make and model, then exited the helicopter in an attempt to re-hook another external load bag. While the pilot was outside the helicopter, the aircraft began to slide backwards and the pilot attempted to compensate by pushing down on the toe of the landing gear skid to stop the slide. The helicopter continued to slide until the tail rotor blades made contact with a large rock outcrop. The pilot subsequently entered the helicopter and retarded the engine. The tail rotor gear box and the aft portion of the tailboom separated from the tailboom. Both tail rotor blades sustained structural damage; however, they remained attached to the tail rotor gear box. The helicopter remained in the upright position and there was no fire. The pilot reported that at the time of the mishap, the weather was clear, with winds from the southeast at 10 to 15 knots, and a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable terrain for landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06LA197
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 2002 | N601GM | Silver State Helicopters | 0 | North Las Vegas, Nevada | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 06:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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