# Accident 20170625010849A: Brantly B-2, St. Michael, AK, June 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: St. Michael, AK
- Airport: St Michael
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.4797° N, 162.1100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.4797&lon=-162.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5955X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5955X-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brantly B-2 (registry code 1440502, https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170625010849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING ON TUNDRA TO REFUEL. HE HAD SLIGHT FORWARD MOMENTUM AT TOUCH DOWN AND THE LEFT SKID SLIPPED OFF THE TUSSIC AND FELL INTO A HOLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT SKID SUPPORT TO BUCKLE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO TILT FORWARD AND LEFT CAUSING THE ROTOR BLADES TO HIT THE GROUND AND SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC17CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17CA044), Jun 25, 2017: Brantly B2 (N5955X), St. Michael, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate supervision of the refueling process, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water contamination in the helicopter’s fuel system from the fuel drum and subsequent…

## Other reports on N5955X (1)

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

- [Accident 19830416035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416035679A), Apr 16, 1983: Hynes B2 (N5955X), Rogue River, OR, Substantial damage. Lifted one skid off on an attempted takeoff. Helicopter rolled on its side. Indicates a dynamic rollover sequence.

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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