# Accident 20120807018289A: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N, Delta Junction, AK, August 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KS1A
- Location: 64.4422° N, 144.8847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4422&lon=-144.8847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737TV-2015-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (registry code 3027377, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 600N
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807018289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED TO A PAD CONSTRUCTED OF LOGS WITH LARGE SPACING.  THE INITIAL LANDING WAS TOO LONG ON THE PAD AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE REARWARD.  THE TUNDRA PAD ON THE LEFT SKID HOOKED UNDER A LOG.  THE NOSE CAME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT CYCLIC.  HE ADDED POWER AND THE LOG UNDER THE LEFT SKID PULLED FREE.  THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER, LEAVING THE PAD NOSE HIGH IN A RIGHT ROLL AND CRASHED.  THE HELICOPTER ROLLED DOWN HILL.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ANC12FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12FA084), Aug 8, 2012: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N (N737TV), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to clear the left landing gear skid, which resulted in the entanglement of the left landing gear skid with a log, and his subsequent application of collective pitch, which…

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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