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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1988 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MQA |
| MSN: | 45645 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Emerald, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Emerald, QLD |
| Emerald, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had just washed the helicopter, and carried out a circuit to dry the machine. At the completion of the circuit he intended to carry out a practice autorotation. The pilot reported that after turning onto final he noticed that the wind direction had altered so he decided to extend the final leg and selected a different touchdown point. As he flared the aircraft he noticed that the ground sloped and decided to apply some collective and touchdown on a flatter surface. The aircraft touched gently but the pilot reports that the main rotor RPM dropped and a violent resonance occurred. The subsequent inspection of the tail boom found that the skin had been rippled near the forward end.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198803480/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/30549/aair198803480.pdf
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| 06-Dec-2018 00:45 | Pineapple | Added |
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