# Accident 20190426003439A: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, Mcminnville, OR, April 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Mcminnville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1944° N, 123.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1944&lon=-123.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N367PA-2019-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (registry code 9000001, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicopteres-guimbal-cabri-g2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELICOPTERES GUIMBAL CABRI G2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 729 total, 458 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190426003439A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TOUCH DOWN PORTION OF A PRACTICE, 180-DEGREE, FULL-DOWN AUTOROTATION, THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS OF GROUND SPEED, AND BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT.  THE PIC STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO OVERCOME THE DRIFT BY APPLYING LEFT LATERAL CYCLIC AND LEFT PEDAL.  PIC STATED THE CONTROL INPUTS HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON CONTROLLING THE DRIFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS WHILE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, AND THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE TURNING TO THE RIGHT, UNTIL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  UPON THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE LOOSE GRAVEL, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE.  DURING THE MANEUVER, THE PIC REPORTED NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH 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 GAA19CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA226), Apr 26, 2019: Guimbal Cabri (N367PA), McMinnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare during a turning, full-down autorotation, which resulted in a lower-than-normal rotor rpm, a faster-than-normal ground run speed, and the subsequent loss of…

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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