19990317045589A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B2 · Gomex · March 17, 1999

Date: March 17, 1999 · 13:05 local
Place: Gomex
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6100R
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99FA094
Reported as: Snias AS350B2

N6100RRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2001 · Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUILS/N 2862 Airframe modelEurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL

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What happened

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

(-23)During takeoff from an offshore heliport the aircraft lost control and hit the heliport structure. The aircraft landed upside down in the water with the pilot and front passenger injured and two fatally injured passengers in the aft seats of the cabin. The loss of control is suspected due to the aircraft left skid spring becoming wedged under a removable access plate handle located on the offshore heliport during takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)DURING TAKEOFF FROM AN OFFSHORE HELIPORT THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE HELIPORT STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER WITH THE PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER INJURED AND TWO FATALLY INJURED PASSENGERS IN THE AFT SEATS OF THE CABIN. THE LOSS OF CONTROL IS SUSPECTED DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT LEFT SKID SPRING BECOMING WEDGED UNDER A REMOVABLE ACCESS PLATE HANDLE LOCATED ON THE OFFSHORE HELIPORT DURING TAKEOFF.

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 FTW99FA094Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportEugene Is. 193the loss of control as a result of the spring-steel extension becoming entangled with the hatch door handle during takeoff. A contributing factor was the flat design of the spring-steel extension.Mar 17, 1999 · Destroyed