# Accident 20000808015389A: Arofal OH58C, Tampa, FL, August 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2000, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 28.0007° N, 82.3802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0007&lon=-82.3802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9142S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9142S-2017-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell OH-58C (registry code 1181580, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-oh-58c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROFAL OH58C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00TA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00TA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000808015389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS FLIGHT WAS A HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. "PUBLIC USE" A/C FLIGHT. VMC DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE WIND WAS DOWN THE RWY AT 5 KNOTS. THIS HELI FLIGHT WAS TO BE A 90 DAY PILOT COMPETENCY RIDE. THE A/C SET UP TO DO A 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE TOLD THE PILOT TO ADD SOME COLLECTIVE TO KEEP THE ROTOR BALDE FROM "OVER SPEEDING". AS THE HELI COMPLETED 180 DEGREES TURN THE ROTOR RPM WAS MIDDLE GREEN ARC. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE ASKED THE PILOT TO ADD THROTTLE TO INCREASE THE ROTOR RPM TO INITIAL A POWER RECOVERY. (THAT THERE WAS A DROOP, THE RPM NEVER FULLY RECOVERED, AND THAT THE HELI TOUCHED DOWN IN A LEVEL FLAT ATTITUDE BUT THAT THE TAILBOOM DEFORMED AND CRACKED BUT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE HELI). THE HELI BOUNCED AND WAS SET DOWN IN A HOVER SEVERAL FEET DOWN THE RWY. THE CREW SHUT THE A/C DOWN AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGER. THE TAILBOOM COMPONENT WAS DESTROYED AND FURTHER TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO SEE IF OTHER COMPONENTS EXCEEDED TOLERANCE.

## 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 ATL00TA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00TA080), Aug 8, 2000: Bell OH-58C (N9142S), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls that resulted in low rotor induced oscillation during a practice autorotation.

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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