# Incident 20130423005309I: Hughes OH-6A, Crystal River, FL, April 23, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2013, 23:00 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473SD-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369A (registry code 4470503, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH-6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423005309I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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