# Accident 20190410022429A: Gaskins Abe B SAFARI 400, Gallatin, TN, April 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2019, 10:53 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3750° N, 86.4083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3750&lon=-86.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104CV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104CV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gaskins Abe B SAFARI 400 (registry code 05634VA, https://openairdocs.org/model/gaskins-abe-b-safari-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior XP-O-360A3HY3 (registry code 59288, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-o-360a3hy3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GASKINS ABE B SAFARI 400
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR XP-O-360A3HY3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190410022429A

## Narrative

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

N104CV DEPARTED KXNX ON 04/10/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT HE NOTICED DURING TAKEOFF THAT MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31 INCHES. HE DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE HIS CLIMB AT 200 FEET AGL. HE LEVELED OFF AND THEN INSPECTED THE ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AGAIN AND NOTICED IT WAS AT 22 INCHES. HE STATED THAT HE FELT MORE COMFOTABLE AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT AND SLOWLY CLIMBED TO 500 FEET AGL.THE ENTIRE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN THE LOCAL AREA WITH NO ISSUES. ON APPROACH THE PIC DECIDED TO KEEP AIRSPEED A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND A LITTLE LESS ANGLE OF DECENT THAN NORMAL. HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT FROM THE NORTH UTILIZING THE TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 17. N104CV CAME TO A FULL STOP IN A HOVER. THE PIC STARTED TO CONDUCT A TURN TO THE RIGHT DUE TO TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 17. DURING THE TURN THE ROTORCRAFT SETTLED BUT DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND. THE PIC NOTICED THAT THE RO0TORCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE HIS TURN. THE ROTORCRAFT STARTED TO TRAVEL DOWNHILL AWAY FROM THE TAXIWAY. THE PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE UNAVAILABLE POWER TO CLIMB. HOWEVER, THE PIC STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE POWERPLANT DURING THE FLIGHT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET FROM, THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY THE RIGHT SKID CONTACT A DIRT MOUND CAUSING THE ROTORCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ONTO ITS RIGHTHAND SIDE. THE ROTORCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO EITHER TO PIC OR PASSENGER. AIRMAN RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. THE PIC HAS A  ROTORCRAFT ENDORSEMENT AND A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS A CURRENT CONDITION INSPECTION. A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE ROTORCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FOUND TO BE CONNECTED. THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS WERE FOUND TO BE CONNECTED AND OPERATIONAL. FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE IN BOTH FUEL TANKS.

## 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 ERA19CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19CA147), Apr 10, 2019: Gaskins Safari 400 (N104CV), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's improper decision to make a right turn instead of terminating the approach to a hover and his subsequent loss of helicopter control while attempting to land on sloping terrain,…

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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