ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42650
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| Date: | Friday 10 June 1983 |
| Time: | 00:18 |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Evergreen Helicopters |
| Registration: | N59636 |
| MSN: | 30678 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4541 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6T-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goleta, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| oil rig | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THAT AS HE APPROACHED THE OIL RIG & REDUCED POWER TO START HIS DESCENT FROM 500 FT, THE TAIL ROTOR (T/R) PEDALS BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VIBRATIONS BECAME WORSE WITH A FURTHER REDUCTION OF POWER TO REDUCE AIRSPEED. THE PLT THEN PLANNED A DESCENT SO AS TO BE CLOSER TO THE WATER IN CASE OF A COMPLETE T/R FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE ACFT UNEXPECTEDLY STRUCK THE WATER BEFORE THE PLT ARMED THE AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED EMERGENCY FLOTATION BAGS. THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY ROLLED OVER. THE M/R ASSEMBLY, T/R ASSEMBLY AFT OF THE 42 DEG GEAR BOX, VERTICAL FIN & UPPER TRANSMISSION WERE NOT RECOVERED. THE OPERATOR DID NOT HAVE A CFR 135 EXEMPTION ALLOWING SINGLE PILOT OPERATIONAL OF A BELL 212 OVER WATER. CAUSE:
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X43375&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jun-2014 14:03 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source, Damage] |
| 03-Jun-2014 14:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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