ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352731
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| Date: | Thursday 26 August 1999 |
| Time: | 11:55 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206-L3 |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6610E |
| MSN: | 51424 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10752 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Main Pass 225a, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Boothville, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot lost directional control of the helicopter while attempting to takeoff from an offshore oil platform. The pilot stated that the helicopter was facing downwind as he prepared to takeoff. He advanced the throttle, and about full power, the helicopter began sliding across the platform. He reduced the throttle, and the helicopter stopped for a few seconds, and then started sliding again. The helicopter turned 180 degrees to the left, into the wind, and then contacted the safety area around the perimeter of the helipad. The pilot said he applied throttle and collective to takeoff, but the helicopter began bouncing on the edge of the helipad, and then slid over the edge, and came to rest on the lower deck of the platform. The pilot reported that the wind was from the east-southeast at 25 knots. Postaccident inspection disclosed flight control continuity to the cyclic, collective, and tail rotor systems.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter. A factor was the tailwind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA240
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 15:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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