ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293143
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| Date: | Thursday 25 August 2005 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Sondrup Helicopters |
| Registration: | N777UH |
| MSN: | 3548 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 270 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 360 J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falcon, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Limon Municipal Airport, CO (LIC/KLIC) |
| Falcon, CO (00V) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he was conducting a hovering maneuver. He said everything was normal until the helicopter was in a 5 foot hover above the surface moving at a "fast walking pace". The helicopter descended to approximately 2 feet above the surface when the pilot pulled in more power to arrest the descent. The helicopter skipped off of the surface, the low-rotor warning light illuminated, and the aural horn sounded. The helicopter turned to the right, impacting the right skid, then bounced back to the left skid, and rolled over on its left side. The pilot stated that he could smell fuel so his passenger turned off the fuel switch while he turned off all electrical switches. He also stated that he could not get his seatbelt unbuckled because it was too close to the collective. He eventually ripped the collective up to release the seatbelt buckle.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while conducting a hovering maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN05LA130
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 2004 | N777UH | Universal Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Spanish Fork, Utah | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 16:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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