ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297894
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 April 2019 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Canadian Home Rotors Safari 400 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N104CV |
| MSN: | CH1503 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 211 hours |
| Engine model: | Superior XP-O-360-A3HY |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gallatin, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gallatin-Music City Executive Airport, TN (KXNX) |
| Gallatin-Music City Executive Airport, TN (KXNX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was also the owner of the helicopter, stated that the helicopter was at or near its maximum allowable gross weight and required maximum engine power to hover in ground effect when he initiated the flight. After a short local flight, the pilot completed an approach to a parallel taxiway with the helicopter in ground effect. The pilot reported that, instead of terminating the approach to a hover, he performed a 180° pedal turn and initiated a teardrop-shaped turn to reverse course, which resulted in the loss of ground effect. As the helicopter turned right below the effective translational lift airspeed, the terrain sloped away from beneath the helicopter, and once in an out-of-ground effect, higher power-demand condition, the engine could not produce the necessary power to maintain full operating rpm. The helicopter then descended below the height of the taxiway. The pilot attempted to perform a landing on rough, sloping terrain, but the helicopter's right skid hit a mound of dirt, which resulted in a dynamic rollover, and it then came to rest on its side.
Probable Cause: The pilot/owner's improper decision to make a right turn instead of terminating the approach to a hover and his subsequent loss of helicopter control while attempting to land on sloping terrain, which resulted in a roll-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19CA147
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 10:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 22-Jun-2023 18:04 | harro | Updated |
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