ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299052
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| Date: | Monday 1 May 2000 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Maritime Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N301MH |
| MSN: | 2371 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Homer, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | HOMER , AK (PAHO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an on-demand passenger flight, the airline transport certificated pilot was landing a helicopter at a lake gauging station. The gauging station was surrounded by snow-covered terrain. His two passengers were conducting snow pack studies around the lake. Flat light conditions existed at the lake, and light drizzle was falling. The pilot was utilizing the gauging station as his landing reference point, but during the landing approach, he flew past the station and had no other visual references. The skids of the helicopter contacted the snow, and the pilot applied upward collective pitch. He attempted to stabilize the helicopter in a hover, but began drifting forward and to the left. The left landing gear skid contacted the snow, and the helicopter rolled onto its left side. A passenger described the weather conditions at the landing site as the 'inside of a ping pong ball.' The pilot recommended additional white-out training as a way to prevent the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudging the landing flare in whiteout/flat light conditions. Factors associated with the accident are the whiteout and flat lighting conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00LA053
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 01:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 10-Nov-2022 17:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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