- Date
- October 18, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N813DBAerospatiale AS-355E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831018074749A
- Case key
- 21185
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was conducting anti-torque failure training during a run-on landing at 30-35 mph. When forward cyclic was applied to correct the nose up attitude, the rear skid touched down causing the nose to go low. Aft cyclic was applied, allowing the tail boom to contact the ground with subsequent loss of t/r control. The helicopter then spun around to theleft before settling on the skids.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N813DB
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale AS-355E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5096
- Airframe hours
- 157
- Engine
- Allison C250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Superior Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Panther Pacific Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 1, 1983 · 57 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KCRP · Corpus Christi
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,400 total · 12 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.