# Accident 20010627015029A: Clear, AK, June 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2001, 18:58 local time
- Place: Clear, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LCFA
- Location: 64.3336° N, 148.8503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3336&lon=-148.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5017H (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01TA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010627015029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS ON APPROACH TO HELIPAD WHEN HE SAW ANOTHER HELICOPTER ON THE PAD. HE DECIDED TO ORBIT UNTIL THE OTHER HELICOPTER EXITED THE HELIPAD. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT AGL AND 50 KNOTS THE PILOT HEARD A SUDIBLE WARNING TONE AND SAW A SPLIT IN THE RPM INDICATION. NOTING THAT THE #2 ENGINE SHOWED LOW HE DECIDED TO LAND THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY. DURING THE LANDING STAGE THE ASH FROM THE LOCAL FIRE CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK SEVERAL TREES DAMAGING THE ROTOR SYSTEM AND THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC01TA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA076), Jun 27, 2001: Bell 212 (N5017H), Clear, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site following a partial loss of power during approach to landing in a multiengine helicopter. Factors associated with the accident are an automatic…

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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