ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30418
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| Date: | Friday 10 September 1999 |
| Time: | 03:14 LT |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105CBS-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Metro Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N911HR |
| MSN: | S-646 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6883 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenansville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While approaching a landing area to pick up a patient the pilot stated that as he passed through 300 feet, the helicopter began to descend rapidly. He applied collective control and engine power, but the helicopter continued to descend. The helicopter collided with trees and then rolled onto the right side, coming to rest in a swampy area. He did not observe any anomalies or warning lights. Post crash examination of the helicopter structure, flight controls, engines, driveshafts, and transmissions showed no evidence of precrash failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to recognize entry into settling with power during approach to land and his failure to take remedial action to escape from settling with power resulting in the helicopter descending and colliding with trees and swampy terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99FA250
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Oct-2012 10:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2016 14:32 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2018 19:01 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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