# Accident 20020211001129A: Hiller UH12E, Miami, FL, February 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2002, 17:06 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 25.7931° N, 80.2903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7931&lon=-80.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103HA-2003-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller UH-12E (registry code 4360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-uh-12e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER UH12E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020211001129A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2002, AT 1706 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A HILLER UH-12E, N103HA, OPERATED BY SLIMLINE AVIATION INC., UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 137, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT INITIALLY DEPARTED MIAMI, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN TO A FIELD. THE AIRFRAME WAS DAMAGED DURING TOUCHDOWN AS THE PILOT EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION TO A NEARBY CORN FIELD. (-23) FATIGUE FAILURE TO MAIN ROTOR. WAS REPORTED TO PMI & THE FLL FSDO 17. KNOWN TO THE FAA IICOM 04/18/2002.

## 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 ATL02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA044), Feb 11, 2002: Hiller UH12E (N103HA), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue cracking in the main rotor hub that resulted in the separation of the main rotor system. A factor was corrosive deposits on the exposed portion of the plate set pin.

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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