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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Chicago, IL · July 2, 2003

Date: July 2, 2003 · 08:50 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N52L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA196
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total4,000 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

N52LRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2004 · Bell 206BS/N 3150 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) On July 2, 2003, at about 0850 CDT, a Bell 206B3 helicopter, was substantially damaged when it rolled off a landing platform when it was attempting to reposition the aircraft on that landing platform. The pilot described the situation as a dynamic rollover. The right skid of the helicopter became caught on the wooden platform and rolled to the right. The main rotor blade struck the pavement and fuel pumps adjacent to the landing platform. Two weighted portions of the rotor blade tips were sheared off and traveled about 500 feet to the southwest. One rotor tip penetrated the roof of a collision repair center and the second landed near that establishment's parking lot. No injuries were evident or reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 2, 2003, AT ABOUT 0850 CDT, A BELL 206B3 HELICOPTER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT ROLLED OFF A LANDING PLATFORM WHEN IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT ON THAT LANDING PLATFORM. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AS A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE RIGHT SKID OF THE HELICOPTER BECAME CAUGHT ON THE WOODEN PLATFORM AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND FUEL PUMPS ADJACENT TO THE LANDING PLATFORM. TWO WEIGHTED PORTIONS OF THE ROTOR BLADE TIPS WERE SHEARED OFF AND TRAVELED ABOUT 500 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST. ONE ROTOR TIP PENETRATED THE ROOF OF A COLLISION REPAIR CENTER AND THE SECOND LANDED NEAR THAT ESTABLISHMENT'S PARKING LOT. NO INJURIES WERE EVIDENT OR REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI03LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLansing, ILThe dynamic rollover encountered by the pilot. Factors were the inadequate remedial action by the pilot due to his failure to prevent the rollover, and the inadequate facility with regard to the design of the landing platform.Jul 2, 2003 · Substantial damage