ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286540
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 September 2009 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Bell Helicopter Textron |
| Registration: | N6040Y |
| MSN: | 53371 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5206 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Worth, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth Alliance Airport, TX (AFW/KAFW) |
| FORT WORTH, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor was demonstrating a landing using the manual Full-Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) mode. While on short final, approximately 3 to 5 feet above ground level, the helicopter quickly descended right and forward. Suspecting wind shear, the flight instructor applied corrective controls but was unable to reverse the downward motion prior to ground contact. The helicopter's left rear skid, then right rear skid, contacted the ground before the flight instructor could bring the helicopter back to a hover. A postflight examination of the helicopter revealed damage to the vertical stabilizer and tail boom.
Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA604
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 January 2017 | N6040Y | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. | 0 | Fort Worth, TX | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 12:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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