ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364923
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| Date: | Sunday 14 July 1991 |
| Time: | 12:02 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22B |
| Owner/operator: | Engle Helicopter, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2446X |
| MSN: | 0576 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | White Plains, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Caldwell, NJ (KCDW) |
| White Plains, NY (HPN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT WITH RESTRICTIVE NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. THE PILOT ARRIVED OVER THE AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL AND WAS CLEARED TO A TAXIWAY. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE DESCENT AS STEEP AND HE MISSED HIS DESIRED LANDING AREA. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A GRASSY AREA NEAR THE DESIGNATED LANDING AREA, HOWEVER, HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH A LEFT LATERAL MOVEMENT AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURE THE HELICOPTER HAD NO LATERAL MOTION UPON TOUCHDOWN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA179
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 20:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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