ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145847
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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A |
| Owner/operator: | B & S Air INC |
| Registration: | N38FA |
| MSN: | 40999 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7706 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce T63-A720 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Weedon Field Airport - KEUF, Eufaula, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Eufaula, AL (EUF) |
| Eufaula, AL (EUF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was conducting annual refresher training with a certified flight instructor. During a practice autorotation to runway 18, the helicopter descended below a nearby tree line and then suddenly dropped. He stated that the helicopter descended so rapidly that he was unable to arrest the descent rate and the helicopter landed hard. The pilot reported that the wind was from 230 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 19 knots at the time of the accident. He reported that, as the helicopter descended below treetop level, "…we lost all lift and wind advantage." The hard landing resulted in a fractured tail boom. The pilots reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind, which resulted in an excessive descent rate and hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120301X44915&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=38FA&x=0&y=0
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7140838
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 April 2003 | N38FA | Farm Aviation Inc. | 0 | CALIPATRIA, California | |
sub |
| 18 September 2010 | N38FA | B | 0 | Covington, Tennessee | |
sub |
| Fuel contamination | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2012 19:21 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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