ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195506
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| Date: | Thursday 1 September 2016 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 429 GlobalRanger |
| Owner/operator: | New York City Police |
| Registration: | N917PD |
| MSN: | 57148 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1491 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW207D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rikers Island, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New York Downtown Manhattan Heliport, NY (JRB) |
| Rikers Island, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the helicopter on a nose-up slope when he "noticed the helicopter started to tilt aft." As the pilot "immediately" increased collective pitch and applied forward cyclic to abort the landing, three of the four main rotor blades struck the wire strike protection system on the cabin roof, which resulted in substantial damage to the blades. Representatives from the helicopter manufacturer examined the helicopter, replaced the three damaged rotor blades, and then returned the helicopter to service. According to the pilot, there were no mechanical deficiencies with the helicopter that would have prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s overcontrolling of the helicopter during an aborted slope landing from a hover, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2017 14:59 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2023 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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