# Incident 20141105019449I: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200, White Salmon, WA, November 5, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2014, 13:25 local time
- Place: White Salmon, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: L0QL
- Location: 45.7285° N, 121.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Salmon, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7285&lon=-121.4854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N674TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N674TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (registry code 13027LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-aerospace-k-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell T5317 series (registry code 33907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t5317-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN AEROSPACE CORP K-1200
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL T5317 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,309 total, 1,174 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141105019449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING LONG LINE OPERATIONS AT A LOGGING SITE. DROPPED A LOAD OF LOGS AND BACKED OUT OF SITE, WITH AFT CYCLIC AT 40 PSI TORQUE AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO "NATURELY" WEATHER VANE IN WIND TO THE RIGHT WITH NUETRAL PEDAL INPUTS, AND TRANSITION TO FWD FLIGHT. THE MANEUVER IS REFERRED TO AS A "NOSE TURN".  THE TURN WAS REPORTED AS BEING SLIGHTLY FAST  BUT STILL NORMAL OPERATION. AT ABOUT 180 DEGREES PILOT NOTED TWO SLAPPING NOISES LIKE THE BLADE BEATING THE AIR. NO UNSUAL FLIGHT CHARISTICS OBSERVED IN FORWARD FLIGHT. CONTINUED NORMAL FLIGHT UNTIL PILOT PULLED UP TO HOVER TO PICK UP A LOAD OF LOGS BUT HELICOPTER BEGAN SPINNING AND HE COULD NOT STOP THE SPIN WITH FULL PEDAL DEFLECTION. HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO FWD FLIGHT AND SPIN STOPPED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT LANDING ZONE THE PILOT DROPPED THE 200 FOOT LONG LINE AND LANDED WHILE ROTATING SLOWLY CLOCKWISE. ON LAST ROTATION THE VERTICAL TAIL CONTACTED A TREE BRANCH AND TORN THE TOP TRAILING EDGE SKIN OF THE VERT. STAB.. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURED DURING LANDING BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THE RH ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE LH HUB IN FLIGHT AND THE TRAILING EDGED OF BLADE B OF RH MAIN ROTOR BLADES WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT CONTACTED THE LH ROTOR HUB AND THE LH PITCH CHANGE LINKS WHERE POSSIBLY STRUCK WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE HELICOPTER ROTATING IN HOVER SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT.   FULL PEDAL AND TRIM CONTROL INPUTS COULD NOT COMPLETELY STOP ROTATION.

## Other reports on N674TH (2)

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

- [Incident 20140810013209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810013209I), Aug 10, 2014: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 (N674TH), Wenanchee, WA, Minor damage. Helicopter experienced an unknon annomilay with the rotor track, pilot landed helicopter without further incident. No injuries.
- [Incident 20130630010869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130630010869I), Jun 30, 2013: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 (N674TH), Wenatchee, WA, Minor damage. Pilot initiated intentional autorotation but added power too late, too close to the ground. Aircraft landed "three point" hitting the tailboom and landing gear…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.