# Accident 20090114000429A: Hynes B2B, Cement, OK, January 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cement, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9258° N, 98.1350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9258&lon=-98.1350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2252U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2252U) (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
- Reported engine: IVO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 5,800 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114000429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING DURING A TEST FLIGHT OFF OF RENTED PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES DURATION.  ONE SKID TOUCHED AND THE PILOT OVER REACTED WITH THE CYCLIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THEN THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.  THE PILOT HAD NOT HAD A FLIGHT REVIEW IN OVER 18 YEARS.

## 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 CEN09CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA133), Jan 14, 2009: Brantly B-2B (N2252U), Cement, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the nearby power lines.

## Other reports on N2252U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800510012859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510012859A), May 10, 1980: Hynes B2B (N2252U), Valdosta, GA, Substantial damage. Rotor RPM delayed during practice quick stop & hover. Resulting impact with ground damaged chopper.

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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