ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215231
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| Date: | Saturday 8 September 2018 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Canadian Home Rotors Safari |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N699WC |
| MSN: | 0619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 300 hours |
| Engine model: | Superior XPIO-360-A3C2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highgate-Franklin County State Airport, Vermont (FSO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Highgate-Franklin County State Airport, VT (KFSO) |
| Highgate-Franklin County State Airport, VT (KFSO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, while hovering the helicopter, a wind gust picked up the helicopter and pushed it to the left. He attempted to recover, but the skid impacted the ground, and the helicopter rolled onto its left side.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the windscreen and tailboom.
The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 340° at 4 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during a hover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=699WC%20
Location
Images:
Photo: Vermont State Police
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2018 08:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Sep-2018 08:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Nature] |
| 09-Sep-2018 09:47 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Sep-2018 18:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 21:43 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2018 17:07 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2019 09:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Mar-2019 10:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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