ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297654
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| Date: | Saturday 19 January 2002 |
| Time: | 15:05 LT |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | William Patrick Trefny |
| Registration: | N162LE |
| MSN: | RI6137 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 41 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotorway RI162F-6095 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Petersburg, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Petersburg-Albert Whitted Airport, FL (KSPG) |
| St Petersburg-Albert Whitted Airport, FL (KSPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
This was the second attempted liftoff after a previous unsuccessful attempt and subsequent shutdown and check of the helicopter's drive belts. The pilot noticed the helicopter again required "a lot of power." At 10 to 15 feet above the ground, the main rotor rpm dropped. The pilot increased engine power, but the rotor rpm continued to decay. The pilot aborted the takeoff, and the helicopter touched down hard on the right skid. Examination of the helicopter revealed damage to the right front skid, damage to the main rotor system, and separation of the tail boom assembly. The density altitude was estimated to have been 1140 feet at the approximate departure time. The helicopter gross weight is 1500 pounds and the useful load was 425 pounds. Examination of the helicopter revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight with demonstrated inadequate takeoff performance capability, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA042
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 06:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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