- Date
- October 22, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N29144MBB BO-105
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841022074909I
- Case key
- 31273
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Analysis
The purpose of the flt was to transport a 76 yr old patient, who was in critical condition. The flt was normal until it was on final apch to a 7th floor, rooftop, hospital heliport. During the apch, the plt attempted to increase the collective to slow the rate of descent. However, the collective control would not raise. The plt was able to keep the helicopter from hitting the side of the building, but subsequently landed hard on a lower rooftop at the 2nd floor level. There was minor damage to the skid crosstubes, tail rotor, tail boom, left horizontal stabilizer fin & an antenna. After the incident, the plt noted that a hand held type radio had lodged behind the collective pitch control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29144
- Reported as
- MBB BO-105
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 609
- Airframe hours
- 3,515
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Delford Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 31, 1984 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- N/A · Leesburg, FL
- Destination
- N/A · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- N/A · Orlando Heliport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,563 total · 51 in this make and model · 4,313 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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