- Date
- December 18, 1984, 12:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place
- Cornelius, NC
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49534Aerospatiale SA341G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841218067469A
- Case key
- 6723
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Analysis
With the executive vice president of the company acting as PIC and the company plt acting as co-plt, the acft approcahed the operator's slightly elevated helipad. According to pax statements, the acft landed hard, bounced into the air and began spinning counter-clockwise. The co-plt assured that full right pedal was applied and then took over control from the PIC. After 3 to 5 complete rotations, the C0-PLT bottomed the collective and landed right skid first on the uneven terrain. There were no mechanical malfunction reported or discovered. Surface winds were light and variable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49534
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale SA341G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1392
- Airframe hours
- 1,946
- Engine
- Turbomeca 3A, 494 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Reeves Brothers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1984 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- Greenville, SC
- Airport
- NONE · Heliport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,299 total · 235 in this make and model · 2,087 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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