ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228035
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 2019 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N269RR |
| MSN: | 105-0410 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4353 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springfield - Robertson County Airport, Springfield TN 37172 -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clarksville, TN (CKV) |
| Springfield, TN (M91) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot reported that, after landing and while hover taxiing and turning right toward the taxiway, the helicopter continued turning right and drifted past the taxiway. He applied full left pedal and then closed the throttle to perform an autorotation to decrease the speed of rotation to no avail. He added collective to reduce the descent rate, but the helicopter landed and slid into a drainage ditch, the main rotor blades impacted a berm near the taxiway, and the helicopter came to rest on its side.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that the wind was from 320° at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The pilot landed the helicopter on runway 04 and was turning right.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control and a loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hover-taxiing and turning toward a taxiway in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2019 19:36 | ChixFly | Added |
| 28-Sep-2019 15:28 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-Dec-2019 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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