ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309487
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 2022 |
| Time: | 17:42 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 130B4 |
| Owner/operator: | Sunshine Helicopters, Inc |
| Registration: | N130WS |
| MSN: | 3735 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20394 hours |
| Engine model: | Safrea/Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waimea, Hawaii, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kamuela, HI |
| Long Island Airport, QLD (HAP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the helicopter reported that, he turned final approach at about 100 ft above ground level and the helicopter started settling with power [entered vortex ring state]. The pilot attempted to stop the descent by applying collective and forward cyclic, but the helicopter subsequently landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the aft fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to entering a vortex ring state condition, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA061
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2023 14:33 | harro | Updated |
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