- Date
- February 10, 1982, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Urbana, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2256GSikorsky UH-19B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820210000769A
- Case key
- 72901
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot and a medical attendant were on a flight to Urbana to make a medical evacuation. The pilot stated that just prior to touchdown, the helicopter began to rotate to the left. He reported that he landed immediately, cut the power, and stopped the rotation of the main rotor as quickly as possible after touchdown. During the landing, a main rotor blade hit the tail cone and tail rotor drive shaft, and flying parts struck the fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2256G
- Reported as
- Sikorsky UH-19B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 57 5962
- Airframe hours
- 2,302
- Engine
- Wright R-1300, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Aire Care Inc
- Registered owner
- Kenneth L Wronke
- Departed
- 017 · Homer, IL
- Destination
- Anoka, MN
- Airport
- Restricted Heliport
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
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 561 total · 53 in this make and model · 468 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.