- Date
- April 27, 1991, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2193UBrantly Helicopter B-2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910427012889A
- Case key
- 32856
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control and improper use of the collective and cyclic flight controls after the loss of tail rotor effectiveness during the approach to land. Contributing to the accident was his lack of total experience in type aircraft.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final apch at 300 ft the plt began to slow the descent & the helicopter yawed to the rt. He applied lt anti-torque pedal input, held collective, applied power, & neutralized the cyclic control but the helicopter began to spin to the rt. He initiated a hover while spinning & after observing a clearing, lowered collective, & reduced power. During the descent the main rotor blades collided with trees. Post crash exam of the tail rotor assembly revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction. The plt was not authorized to carry passengers in this class of acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2193U
- Reported as
- Brantly Helicopter B-2B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 404
- Airframe hours
- 647
- Engine
- Lycoming IVO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Daniel Callahan
- Registered owner
- Daniel Callahan
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 24, 1991 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- SPG · St. Petersburg, FL
- Airport
- GIF · Winter Haven'S Gilbert, runway 29, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 280 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOW, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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