- Date
- August 10, 1982, 15:22 local (22:22 UTC)
- Place
- Long Beach, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N118EFAerospatiale SA-341G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820810036659A
- Case key
- 71474
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter was being used for dual flight instruction of several students. The instructor pilot (ip) stated that he held the controls while his second student exited and the third student got in and adjusted his seat and pedals. After performing the before takeoff checks, the student pilot began to bring the helicopter to a hover. As the student began to hover, the ip looked to the left in the direction that they intended to hover. He stated that before he completed the clearing glance, he felt the helicopter pitch forward and to the right. Subsequently, the forward part of the right skid hit the ground and the helicopter went out of control. The ip stated that he took control and felt extreme right/forward pressure on the cyclic, the right pedal felt stuck, and the collective had an extreme downward pressure. During the investigation, the 3 main hydraulic servos and tail rotor servo were found opertional. No evidence of a preimpact structural failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N118EF
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale SA-341G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1239
- Airframe hours
- 1,399
- Engine
- Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIIA, 592 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Heli Flight Systems, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Heli Flight Systems, Inc.
- Departed
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Destination
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Airport
- LGB · Long Beach
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,987 total · 19 in this make and model · 3,349 as pilot in command · 227 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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