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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug 600N · Carson City, NV · May 29, 2001

Date: May 29, 2001 · 17:15 local
Place: Carson City, NV
Airport: Carson Airport
Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N654S
Reported as: Doug 600N
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,500 total22 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N654SRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2004 · Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600NS/N RN054 · Built 1999 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N Engine modelAllison 250-C47 seriesTurbo-shaft

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The owner and non-rated pilot was making a right turn to final approach at Carson City, NV airport and in that right turn he used full right pedal and about 35 to 40 degrees of bank. The helicopter was out of trim with an airspeed from 0 to 10 knots. At this time the helicopter yawed and rolled right with a two turn (airplane) spin-like maneuver. The flight instructor recovered and landed the aircraft, with minor damage. A safety recommendation will be made.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER AND NON-RATED PILOT WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO FINAL APPROACH AT CARSON CITY, NV AIRPORT AND IN THAT RIGHT TURN HE USED FULL RIGHT PEDAL AND ABOUT 35 TO 40 DEGREES OF BANK. THE HELICOPTER WAS OUT OF TRIM WITH AN AIRSPEED FROM 0 TO 10 KNOTS. AT THIS TIME THE HELICOPTER YAWED AND ROLLED RIGHT WITH A TWO TURN (AIRPLANE) SPIN-LIKE MANEUVER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECOVERED AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, WITH MINOR DAMAGE. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE MADE.