ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212381
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 2018 |
| Time: | 14:06 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| Registration: | N303HP |
| MSN: | 40935 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9094 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison T63-A-700 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raleigh, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh, NC (3NC2) |
| Raleigh, NC (3NC2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
In preparation for a local flight, the commercial pilot moved the helicopter from the hangar to the helipad on an electric transporter that was attached to the helicopter skids. During the pilot’s preflight preparation, shortly after he had unhooked the left skid from the transporter, the passenger interrupted him to ask if the flight controls could be removed from the copilot’s side. After removing the controls, the pilot continued with his preflight inspection; however, he forgot to unhook the right skid from the transporter. Subsequently, during the takeoff, the helicopter rolled right until the main rotor blades struck the ground. The pilot’s failure to unhook the transporter from the right skid led to the subsequent dynamic rollover.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to detach ground handling equipment from the helicopter before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in the subsequent dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=303HP
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/1229232-77fd1deb3f75e9ab47325b9ee5e10f4b8558b241/aircrafttype/B06
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2018 15:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jun-2018 16:54 | McCawley | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Jun-2018 16:56 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 20-Jun-2018 17:12 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 20-Jun-2018 17:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 20-Jun-2018 17:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2018 19:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2019 10:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Feb-2019 12:13 | harro | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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