ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155580
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 April 2013 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28C |
| Owner/operator: | P & N Corp |
| Registration: | N51767 |
| MSN: | 447 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2826 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Glidden, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Carroll, IA (CIN) |
| Carroll, IA (CIN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that his door opened during the low-altitude aerial observation flight. The pilot stated that he was unable to close the door in flight due to the wind, so he decided to make an off-airport landing to close and latch the door. He stated that when he initiated a turn, the door opened, so he continued the flight in a direction such that the wind kept the door closed; he believed this direction would result in a headwind. The pilot stated that during the landing, the helicopter lost lift at an altitude of 5 to 10 feet above the ground. The helicopter impacted the ground, which resulted in the main rotor blade severing the tail boom. Ground scars and recorded wind information indicated that the landing was performed with a gusty tailwind.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while making an off-airport landing with a gusty tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2013 03:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2013 03:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2013 09:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location] |
| 25-Apr-2013 14:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2013 15:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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