19890414007979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Skrsky S-58ET · Santa Ana, CA · April 14, 1989

Date
April 14, 1989 · 18:33 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CAXA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1168U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA160
Reported as
Skrsky S58ET
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6T6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,653 total128 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Taxied over a ramp depression, helicopter entered ground resonance, left gear broke due corrosion and overload.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIED OVER A RAMP DEPRESSION, HELICOPTER ENTERED GROUND RESONANCE, LEFT GEAR BROKE DUE CORROSION AND OVERLOAD.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1168U · 1

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