# Accident 20000414006049A: Bell 222U, St Paul, MN, April 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2000, 16:25 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 44.9707° N, 93.2003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9707&lon=-93.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225LL-2002-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414006049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA111), Apr 14, 2000: Bell 222U (N225LL), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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