# Accident 20030308003099A: Hynes B2B, Zelienople, PA, March 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8014° N, 80.1606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8014&lon=-80.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2238U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2238U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2B (registry code 1440506, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNES B2B
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308003099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OPERATOR (ONLY OCCUPANT) OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT A CERTIFIED (LICENSED) HELICOPTER PILOT. HE EXPLAINED THAT AS HE HOVERED ABOVE THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT VERTICL TURN OF ABOUT 20 DEGREES. THE OPERATOR HAD TO APPLY "EXTREME" LEFT PEDAL TO MAINTAIN HEADING BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY BEGAN SPINNING RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT, THE OPERATOR CLOSED THE THROTTLE FULLY IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE HELICOPTER; HOWEVER, THE HELICOPTER FELL ON ITS LEFT SIDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA063), Mar 8, 2003: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2238U), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tail rotor assembly due to improper maintenance by the owner/pilot.

## Other reports on N2238U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990815012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815012069A), Aug 15, 1999: Hynes B2B (N2238U), Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Acft made an emergency landing after the engine quit, and the acft sustained substantial damage on landing. (.19) on August 15, 1999, at 1916 eastern daylight…

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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