ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369459
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| Date: | Friday 2 December 1988 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Rotor Wing Inc. |
| Registration: | N3TV |
| MSN: | 206B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3535 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pinson, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham, AL |
| Pinson, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
TWO FAA INSPECTORS WERE CONDUCTING CURRENCY TRAINING WHEN THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD DURING A PRACTICE POWER RECOVERY AUTOROTATION. THE PILOT HAD DELAYED IN APPLYING POWER AND COLLECTIVE PITCH. UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION AND THE ENGINE RPM INDICATED IDLE POWER. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM. AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN, AN INSPECTION FAILED TO DISCLOSED ANY DAMAGE, BUT WHEN THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO BIRMINGHAM SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE RIGHT REAR SKID AREA.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89FA051
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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