# Accident 20090724012789A: Skrsky S55B, Chelan, WA, July 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2009, 14:45 local time
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8661° N, 119.9428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8661&lon=-119.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1255T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1255T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S55B (registry code 8141603, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TSE331 series (registry code 01505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tse331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38,000 total, 240 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090724012789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CHERRY-DRYING HOVER OVER ORCHARD, LOST HYDRAULIC POWER, PULLED AND CLEARED ORCHARD, SELECTED NEAR-BY VACANT FIELD AND EXECUTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  DURING RUNNING-ON LANDING, ENCOUNTERED UNSEEN LARGE HOLE AND MADE HARD LANDING.  MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED/SEVERED TAIL BOOM ASSEMBLY.  NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE/NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA371), Jul 24, 2009: Sikorsky S-55 (N1255T), Chelan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of a seal in the hydraulic system resulting in a loss of hydraulic pressure while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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