ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299039
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| Date: | Friday 5 May 2000 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Coastal Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N49686 |
| MSN: | 1905 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8246 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | HAINES, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | JUNEAU , AK (JNU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commercial helicopter pilot was landing on an elevated landing platform. After landing, as the throttle was retarded to the flight idle position, the helicopter began to shake violently, and tip backwards. The pilot opened the throttle in an attempt to restore rotor rpm, but the helicopter continued to tip backwards, and the tail rotor blades struck the ground. The helicopter sustained substantial to the tail rotor gearbox assembly, and vertical fin. According to a FAA operations inspector, the pilot stated to him that after she had an opportunity to think about the events surrounding the accident, she felt that she had landed the helicopter with the rear skid cross-tube over the aft edge of the elevated platform.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00LA055
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 November 1994 | N49686 | Coastal Helicopters, Inc. | Juneau, AK | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 01:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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