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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 222U · St Paul, MN · April 14, 2000

Date: April 14, 2000 · 16:25 local
Place: St Paul, MN
Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N225LL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00FA111
Reported as: Bell 222U

N225LLRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2002 · Bell 222US/N 47539 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBell 222U Engine modelLycoming LTS-101 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot cleared to land at st. Paul airport when he experienced complete loss of control of the main rotor. After several out of control maneuvers the aircraft landed upright on top of a flat warehouse roof. Damage appears ti be mainly confined to the landing skids. Investigation reveal an appearant failure of the rotor servos attach plate retainers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CLEARED TO LAND AT ST. PAUL AIRPORT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MAIN ROTOR. AFTER SEVERAL OUT OF CONTROL MANEUVERS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT ON TOP OF A FLAT WAREHOUSE ROOF. DAMAGE APPEARS TI BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE LANDING SKIDS. INVESTIGATION REVEAL AN APPEARANT FAILURE OF THE ROTOR SERVOS ATTACH PLATE RETAINERS.

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 CHI00FA111Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportSt. Paul, MNThe loss of clamp-up force between the transmission case and the pylon mounted actuator support assembly which resulted in fatigue failure of the threaded studs and dowel pins, the failure of the flight control system, helicopter control not being possible…Apr 14, 2000 · Substantial damage