- Date
- May 19, 1985, 22:00 local (May 20, 1985, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gladstone, NE
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8386BRobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850519020339A
- Case key
- 33861
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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.
Hard landing
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Flare - misjudgedCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Proper descent rate - not maintainedCause
Visual lookout - reducedCause
Judgment - poorCause
Visual/aural detectionCause
Roll over
Analysis
The acft made a hard off arpt landing in an unlighted farm field on a dark night. The acft'dropped in' from about 50 ft AGL in a vertical descent. After ground contact the acft rolled over to the right. No mechanical malfunctions were noted during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8386B
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0338
- Airframe hours
- 543
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Scherbarth, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 24, 1984 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- LBY · Fairbury, NE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 189 total · 189 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LNK, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.