- Date
- June 19, 1992, 13:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- Waikoloa, HI
- Injuries
- 7 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2267NBell 206-L3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920619021289A
- Case key
- 27654
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Probable cause
Failure of the rear landing gear cross tube due to corrosion.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After landing, the pilot reduced engine and main rotor RPM to flight idle in preparation to deplane his six passengers. The rear landing gear rear cross tube failed, and the helicopter rolled over on the helipad. The fracture surface exhibited corrosion. Inspection procedures required the cross tubes to be inspected at 100-HR intervals. The manufacturer is re-examining the procedures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2267N
- Reported as
- Bell 206-L3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 51021
- Airframe hours
- 10,623
- Engine
- Allison 250-C30P, 650 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Kenai Air Hawaii,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Kenai Air Hawaii,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 13, 1992 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- MUE · Waimea, HI
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- Waikaloa Helipad
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,985 total · 480 in this make and model · 6,985 as pilot in command · 219 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2267N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.