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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B3 · Avenal, CA · August 22, 1983

Date: August 22, 1983 · 11:30 local
Place: Avenal, CA
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3982M
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA403
Reported as: Bell 206B3
Reported engine: Allison 250C20J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,071 total194 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Skids collapsed rearward on a slide on simulated autorotation landing.

As the FAA filed it

SKIDS COLLAPSED REARWARD ON A SLIDE ON SIMULATED AUTOROTATION LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX83LA403Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvenal, CAThe plt was demonstrating autorotative landings in a helicopter equipped with high skid landing gear. During his 4th autorotation, he made a straight-in apch & touched down on level, smooth terrain. As the helicopter was stopping, the high skid rotated…Aug 22, 1983 · Substantial damage