# Accident 20020625015499A: Skrsky S55, Orlando, FL, June 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2002, 12:36 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7750° N, 81.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7750&lon=-81.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2300Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2300Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55 (registry code 8141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TSE331 series (registry code 01505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tse331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020625015499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE GROUND, WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ENGAGING THE HYDROMETRICAL CLUTCH AT APPROXIMATELY 110 ROTOR RPM, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE CYCLIC STICK WAS PULLED OUT OF MY HAND, THE HELICOPTER WOBBLED A FEW TIMES AND ROLLED OVER ON THE PORT SIDE.

## 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 ATL02LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA130), Jun 25, 2002: Sikorsky S-55-QT (N2300Z), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the cyclic lateral control rod end bearing, and subsequent dynamic rollover.

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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