- Date
- September 1, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Knoxville, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N22299Bell 222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840901045259A
- Case key
- 6300
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The helicopter was in a hover when a rt pedal turn was initiated and a climb attempted. Plt stated, 'I was unable to climb, and the aircraft began to lose rotor RPM. I increased power to 100% mrtq. The acft was settling.' Unable to sustain flt, a landing was made at a road intersection during which 3 vehicles were damaged. The acft was substantially damaged by fire. Inspection & testing revealed the torque control unit, p/n 222-360-010-101, which limits the amt of combined eng torque delivered to the main transmission, was adjusted to 46.0 PSI. According to bell maintenance manuals,the unit should be set at 48.5 PSI (+1.5/-0.0). The unit was installed in the acft on 3/1/82. It could not be determinedif the unit was adjusted at the time of installation or after.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22299
- Reported as
- Bell 222
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 47059
- Airframe hours
- 2,179
- Engine
- Lycoming LT101-650C3A, 620 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bell Helicopter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 4, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- Knoxville, TN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,564 total · 3 in this make and model · 2,464 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TYS, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.