# Accident 20020510014349A: Doug 600N, Deland, FL, May 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0667° N, 81.2844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0667&lon=-81.2844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N810LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (registry code 3027377, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG 600N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510014349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 10, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 LOCAL, AN MD HU-600N HELICOPTER N810LA PILOTED BY GREG ARNETTE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING: DURING THE APPROACH INTO THE DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL (FADEC) FAILURE WHICH DID NOT RESPOND TO THE RESET COMMAND BY THE PILOT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MANUAL THROTTLE INPUTS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REDLINED AT HIGH RPM. AT HIGH RPM, SOUNDS OF A COMPRESSOR STALL COULD BE HEARD; THEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT HEADED TO AN OPEN FIELD SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT FLARED THE HELICOPTER TO VERY HARD ARREST FORWARD MOTION, RESULTING IN THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL STRIKING THE GROUND AND SEPARATING. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY LEVELED THE HELICOPTER AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ATL02LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA095), May 10, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-600N (N810LA), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the FADEC malfunction checklist that resulted in the loss of rotor RPM, and the pilot's improper use of the flight controls during the precautionary landing that…

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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