ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145319
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| Date: | Friday 27 April 2012 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 206 JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | AG AIR LLC |
| Registration: | N16EP |
| MSN: | 3081 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a wheat field behind the Turnpike\'s Lawn Service Plaza, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | York, PA (THV) |
| York, PA (THV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that before the accident flight, there was a trainee pilot in the agricultural application helicopter who preferred no friction on the controls. Once the trainee pilot left, the accident pilot forgot to adjust the control friction. During the accident flight, the helicopter was spraying a wheat field at 55 mph and about 10 feet above the ground. The pilot let go of the collective to adjust the helicopter's computer. The collective subsequently lowered and the helicopter impacted terrain, coming to rest on its side, with the tail boom separated. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's diverted attention while performing aerial application at low altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adjust the control friction to the position he was accustomed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2012 05:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Apr-2012 07:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2017 19:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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