ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362014
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 May 1993 |
| Time: | 10:14 LT |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N401PH |
| MSN: | 7050 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2128 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING LTS 101-650B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KLFT) |
| (KLFT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER EXPORTATION FROM CANADA, MBB BK 117 HELICOPTER WAS BEING RE-ASSEMBLED & MODIFIED FROM MODEL A-3 TO MODEL A-4; 24 HOUR/DAY SCHEDULE WAS USED TO EXPEDITE MODIFICATION FOR USE AS AIR AMBULANCE. SHIFT CHANGE OCCURRED DURING MAINTENANCE ON VERTICAL CONTROL TUBES; WHEN COMPLETED, HELICOPTER WAS FLOWN ON TEST FLIGHT. NO ANOMALIES OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NOTED UNTIL FLARING TO HOVER BEFORE LANDING. PILOT SAID THAT WHILE POWER WAS BEING APPLIED, CYCLIC & PEDALS WERE MANIP- ULATED ACCORDINGLY. LEFT MOVEMENT OF CYCLIC WAS REQUIRED TO OVERCOME (ROLL &) DRIFT TO RIGHT. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOT NOTED INSUFFICIENT CYCLIC CONTROL & THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO ROLL RIGHT UNTIL THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER THEN IMPACTED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE & SLID TO A STOP. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LATERAL & COLLECTIVE UPPER ADJUSTABLE CONTROL RODS HAD BEEN INTERCHANGED & COLOR CODING REPAINTED. THE INTERCHANGE OF CONTROL RODS RESULTED IN A MISRIGGED SWASHPLATE WITH A HIGHER PRESET COLLECTIVE PITCH & A RIGHT TILT OF THE SWASHPLATE.
Probable Cause: CYCLIC CONTROL ROD MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL ROD BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93FA163
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