- Date
- August 12, 1980
- Place
- Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9052FHughes 500C
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800812040919A
- Case key
- 129090
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2356 80/8/12 NR.SITKA,AK HUGHES 500C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4500 TIME - 0835 N9052F PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SITKA,AK ROUND ROBIN & RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- LANDING AREA IS RIM OF VOLCANO
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9052F
- Reported as
- Hughes 500C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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