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FAA accident report · Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN · Constantine, MI · May 25, 2014

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Date
May 25, 2014 · 10:29 local
Place
Constantine, MI
Airport
N/A
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZYWA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N365WM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA252
Reported as
Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 Dauphin
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,268 total130 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
N365WMRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2015 · Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHINS/N 6429 · Built 1991Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHINEngine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While approaching the high school parking lot being used in this case as a landing site to pick up a patient, upon reaching treetop level the descent rate started to accelerate toward the ground. A review of the video appeared that the pilot was unable to arrest this descent rate and contacted the ground causing substantial damage to the airframe both the right main and nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE APPROACHING THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT BEING USED IN THIS CASE AS A LANDING SITE TO PICK UP A PATIENT, UPON REACHING TREETOP LEVEL THE DESCENT RATE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE GROUND. A REVIEW OF THE VIDEO APPEARED THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THIS DESCENT RATE AND CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME BOTH THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportConstantine, MIThe pilot's loss of control while entering a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition, which resulted in a hard landing.May 25, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N365WM · 1

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

Incident 19911229063309IHovering · Bedford, MILanding at auto accident. Downwash caused plastic sheet enter rotor system tail rotor shroud. Damaged rotor bladesDec 29, 1991 · Minor damage