20071205828469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1B · Ennis, MT · December 5, 2007

Date: December 5, 2007 · 16:00 local
Place: Ennis, MT
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator: H5OL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N46969
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08LA043
Reported as: Bell UH1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,600 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N46969Registered now · Bell UH-1BS/N 63-8548 Airframe modelBell UH-1B

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What happened

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(-23) On December 5, 2007, at 1600 mountain time, a garlick UH-1B, N46969, registered to r & r conner aviation LLC, made a hard landing at the helicopter logging service landing area in madison county, Montana, 33 nautical miles sw of Ennis, Montana, while repositioning for a snowplow. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at 0730 mountain time, and had flown 5 fuel cycles at about 1.3 to 1.5 per cycle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT 1600 MOUNTAIN TIME, A GARLICK UH-1B, N46969, REGISTERED TO R & R CONNER AVIATION LLC, MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE HELICOPTER LOGGING SERVICE LANDING AREA IN MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA, 33 NAUTICAL MILES SW OF ENNIS, MONTANA, WHILE REPOSITIONING FOR A SNOWPLOW. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0730 MOUNTAIN TIME, AND HAD FLOWN 5 FUEL CYCLES AT ABOUT 1.3 TO 1.5 PER CYCLE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA08LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnnis, MTThe loss of collective control friction during takeoff that resulted in a collective bounce oscillation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted takeoff and the snow covered terrain.Dec 5, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N46969 · 1

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

Accident 20150507006299AManeuver · Orient, WAThe pilot started logging at 1300 local and had flown one fuel cycle (1HR 20 mins of fuel plus an additional 300 lbs. Of fuel). The pilot was 45 minutes into the second fuel cycle and was flying back up the mountain when she heard a mechanical grinding sound,…May 7, 2015 · Substantial damage