- Date
- September 7, 1988, 12:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N210BBBölkow BO-105C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880907037529A
- Case key
- 22447
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter made its approach to an open area on the westside of the airport to go to a refueling area on the south side of the airport. The pilot changed his mind and decided to go to the northeast side of the airport. He received tower approval but was told to hold short of the runway, for traffic. The pilot said he was close to the runway and executed a quick stop. During the quick stop, the heel of the skids contacted the ground hard enough to bounce. During the post-flight, damage was found on the right side of the fuselage and on the tail boom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210BB
- Reported as
- Bölkow BO-105C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 63
- Airframe hours
- 5,226
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Metro Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 27, 1988 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- TS80 · Dallas, TX
- Destination
- Kilgore, TX
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- DAL · Dallas Love
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,937 total · 477 in this make and model · 5,562 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.