ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39434
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Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1991 |
Time: | 18:00 |
Type: | Robinson R22B |
Owner/operator: | Wright Aviation Corporation |
Registration: | N8017D |
MSN: | 1009 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Total airframe hrs: | 868 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AN INACTIVE PRIVATE PILOT WITH 150 AIRPLANE HOURS RESUMED FLYING WITH INSTRUCTION, LEADING TO A HELICOPTER RATING AFTER 35 HOURS IN TYPE. ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT SINCE THE CHECK DATE, THE PILOT RENTED A HELICOPTER FOR A SIGHTSEEING EXCURSION. WITNESSES RECOUNTED A TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE WITH LOW ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UPRIGHT, ONE HALF MILE FROM TAKEOFF IN A STEEP DESCENT; LOW ROTOR ENERGY WAS EVIDENT. NO MECHANICAL OR MATERIAL FAILURE WAS FOUND.
CAUSE: THE PILOT'S DELAYING REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM FOR TAKEOFF, FAILURE TO ABORT TAKEOFF AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN HELICOPTERS.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI91FA228 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X17486&key=1&queryId=acd5c14b-4901-4cc0-a3e7-8af1e2d365ce&pgsize=20 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8017D 3.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=36768 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
20-Sep-2016 16:50 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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