ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132920
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Date: | Wednesday 28 December 1994 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Wyman SCORPION II |
Owner/operator: | Curtis Wyman |
Registration: | N65562 |
MSN: | 110749 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Cornish Flat, NH -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On December 28, 1994, at 1400 eastern standard time, a homebuilt, experimental, Scorpion II, helicopter, N65662, was destroyed during a forced landing, at Cronish Flat, New Hampshire. The student pilot, Curtis Wyman, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight which operated under 14 CFR Part 91.
The helicopter was on approach to a landing in an open field, when a vibration, which the pilot described as severe, developed. The pilot attempted to make an autorotation; however, he was unable to maintain directional control of the helicopter. It rotated 180 degrees, and struck the ground while traveling backwards.
Examination of the helicopter revealed that the lower blade surface had separated, from the tip to within 30 inches of the hub. The aluminum blades were constructed by the owner as part of the kit. They had 50.9 hours on them since being built.
PROBABLE CAUSE:PARTIAL FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT PARTIAL SEPARATION OF SKIN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATION, IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND IMPACT WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED AUTOROTATION.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001206X02783
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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