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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hynes B-2B · Detroit · May 19, 2001

Date: May 19, 2001 · 23:30 local
Place: Detroit
Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2101U
Reported as: Hynes B2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total850 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2101URegistered now · Brantly B-2BS/N 147 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBrantly B-2B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Engine failed and auto-rotation attempted to land in parking lot on livernois, between lavon and hamlin, Detroit, MI. Right strut collapsed on skid system during landing and the helicopter rolled on right side. Damage limited to main rotor system, cockpit bubble, right door and landing gear skids. Fuel on board at beginning of flight reported by pilot to be 2 hours. He flew about 7O minutes (40 minutes out, 12 hours setting in a grass field and 30 minutes till engine failure). Fuel in system after recovery of helicopter was less than 1 gal.privacy data omitted Pilot reports fuel gauges and low fuel warning system operational at last annual. The fuel low warning did not come on. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ENGINE FAILED AND AUTO-ROTATION ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN PARKING LOT ON LIVERNOIS, BETWEEN LAVON AND HAMLIN, DETROIT, MI. RIGHT STRUT COLLAPSED ON SKID SYSTEM DURING LANDING AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ON RIGHT SIDE. DAMAGE LIMITED TO MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM, COCKPIT BUBBLE, RIGHT DOOR AND LANDING GEAR SKIDS. FUEL ON BOARD AT BEGINNING OF FLIGHT REPORTED BY PILOT TO BE 2 HOURS. HE FLEW ABOUT 7O MINUTES (40 MINUTES OUT, 12 HOURS SETTING IN A GRASS FIELD AND 30 MINUTES TILL ENGINE FAILURE). FUEL IN SYSTEM AFTER RECOVERY OF HELICOPTER WAS LESS THAN 1 GAL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT REPORTS FUEL GAUGES AND LOW FUEL WARNING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL AT LAST ANNUAL. THE FUEL LOW WARNING DID NOT COME ON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^