ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382340
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 1983 |
| Time: | 20:48 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale 316B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | St.vincent Hospital |
| Registration: | N62268 |
| MSN: | 2046 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4908 hours |
| Engine model: | ARTOUSTE 111 B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wauseon, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Toledo, OH |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING WHILE ENGAGED IN A PATIENT PICKUP FLIGHT FOR ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL. THE PILOT, DOCTOR AND NURSE ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND AT DEPARTURE 25 MILES AWAY WAS 10 KNOTS. HOWEVER HE ESTIMATED THE WIND VELOCITY AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. THE HELIPAD WAS LOCATED ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE HEALTH CENTER FOR FULTON COUNTY. AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FOR LANDING THROUGH 75 FEET AGL THE PILOT SAID THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED FROM 500 FPM TO 3500 FPM. HE ADDED POWER AND FLARED AT 10 FEET AGL BUT STILL TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON SLOPING TERRAIN RIGHT GEAR FIRST. SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT AND CENTER FRAME OF THE FUSELAGE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83LA152
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 November 1989 | N62268 | Rocky Mountain Helicopters | 1 | Park City, UT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 12:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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