19830814048189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA360C · New York, NY · August 14, 1983

Date
August 14, 1983 · 18:42 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
East 34th Street
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MTPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8479U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FA210
Reported as
Aerosp SA360C
Reported engine
TMECA ASTAZOU3A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,450 total315 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Encountered power surge on vertical landing. Failed to make timely adjustments caused RPM decay and tail strike.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED POWER SURGE ON VERTICAL LANDING. FAILED TO MAKE TIMELY ADJUSTMENTS CAUSED RPM DECAY AND TAIL STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8479U · 1

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