daylight time (PDT), a Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta, N290SH, made a hard landing following a loss of power at the Palo Alto Airport, Palo Alto, California. A corporation was operating the helicopter under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The solostudent pilot sustained minor injuries; the helicopter sustained substan tial damage. The local instructional flight departed Palo Alto, California at 1640 PDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
The operator reported that the pilot stated that while on downwind just prior to turning base she experienced a loss of engine power. During the forced landing into a mash area the helicopter rolled over.
Weather at the time of the accident was reported at 1647 PDT, wind 270 at 10 knots, Temperature 63 degrees Fahrenheit, Due point 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
ERA12WA243 - FOREIGN INJURIES: 1 FATAL.
On March 22, 2012, about 0615 coordi nated universal time, a Bell 407, Russian registration RA01931, was substantially damaged when it impacted electrical util ity wires and the Volga River while on approach to a private landing area near Podnovye, Russia. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight, which had originated from a private landing area near Bunkovo, Russia, at an undetermined time.
ERA12TA251 - PRELIMINARY INJURIES: 1 SERIOUS,1 MINOR.
On May 23, 2011, about 1455, eastern daylight time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N31PB, registered to and operated by the local County Sheriff’s Office as a public use flight, experience a hard landing while maneuvering near Delray Beach, Florida. One of the two certificated com
mercial pilots received minor injuries and the other was seriously injured; the heli copter incurred substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions pre vailed at that time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight origi nated from the Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, about 1405.
Witnesses reported the helicopter was flying south along a main state road, at an estimated altitude of 800 feet above the ground. It made a left turn heading east and continued the turn heading north just before it was seen losing altitude. The helicopter landed hard in a wooded area. The front nose section made con tact with a concrete wall that separated a residential neighborhood. The heli copter’s main rotor and tail rotor blades, the skids, and the fuselage sustained sub stantial damage. The helicopter was retained by the National Transportation Safety Board for further examination. ◆
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