What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This aircraft is a citrus county Florida, sheriff office public use helicopter.
On the day of the incident, maintenance replaced a main rotor trim actuator.
According to the maintenance log it was ground run and test flown with no discrepancies noted.
When the aircraft was flown for a mission on the same day, the pilot stated that the cyclic became heavy, unable to trim and increasingly difficult to control.
The aircraft was landed on U.S.19 as a precaution under normal power.
NTSB notified but declined involvement due to lack of damage and/or injuries.
Main rotor blades were removed and aircraft was trailered back to sheriff hangar at inverness airport.
Investigation revealed minor damage isolated to the tail boom lower vertical stabilizer.
Maintenance log has current 150 hour inspections dated 03/20/2013.
Aircraft tt 8039.6
Engine tshi 292.9 eng tt 4649.9
Maintenance is troubleshooting entire trim system for anomalies and replacing the trim actuator again.
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRCRAFT IS A CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA, SHERIFF OFFICE PUBLIC USE HELICOPTER.
ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, MAINTENANCE REPLACED A MAIN ROTOR TRIM ACTUATOR.
ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE LOG IT WAS GROUND RUN AND TEST FLOWN WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR A MISSION ON THE SAME DAY, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CYCLIC BECAME HEAVY, UNABLE TO TRIM AND INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON U.S.19 AS A PRECAUTION UNDER NORMAL POWER.
NTSB NOTIFIED BUT DECLINED INVOLVEMENT DUE TO LACK OF DAMAGE AND/OR INJURIES.
MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED BACK TO SHERIFF HANGAR AT INVERNESS AIRPORT.
INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE ISOLATED TO THE TAIL BOOM LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER.
MAINTENANCE LOG HAS CURRENT 150 HOUR INSPECTIONS DATED 03/20/2013.
AIRCRAFT TT 8039.6
ENGINE TSHI 292.9 ENG TT 4649.9
MAINTENANCE IS TROUBLESHOOTING ENTIRE TRIM SYSTEM FOR ANOMALIES AND REPLACING THE TRIM ACTUATOR AGAIN.