Monthly Accident and Incident Data for the Month of June 2013
accident sequence. Following the acci- dent, the pilot and passenger were able to release their restraints and extricate themselves from the wreckage.
ERA13FA273 - PRELIMINARY INJURIES: 3 FATAL
On June 6, 2013, about 2315 eastern stock image: not related to any mentioned accidents
CEN13CA312 - FACTUAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED MONDAY, JUNE 03, 2013 IN LANSING, IL AIRCRAFT: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA, REGISTRATION: N2318X INJURIES: 2 UNINJURED
The pilot-receiving-instruction was
demonstrating a 180-degree autorotation at the time of the accident. He inadver- tently overshot the intended ground target point. After rolling out of the turn, the pilot- receiving-instruction did not flare properly and, instead, increased collective until reaching the control stop resulting in a loss of main rotor speed. The flight instructor was unable to correct the pilot’s control inputs in time to prevent a hard landing. The landing skids collapsed, and the helicopter sustained substantial dam- age to the tail boom and fuselage. The flight instructor and pilot-receiving-instruc- tion reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the helicopter.
CEN13LA325 - PRELIMINARY INJURIES: 1 MINOR, 1 UNINJURED
On June 6, 2013, at 1730 central
daylight time, a Robinson Helicopter Company model R22 Beta helicopter, N137DF, was substantially damaged dur-
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ing a collision with terrain near New Braunfels, Texas. The commercial pilot was not injured, but his passenger sus- tained minor injuries. The aircraft was operated by a commercial helicopter operator, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological con- ditions prevailed for the local sight-seeing flight that departed a private residence near New Braunfels, Texas, about 1715. The pilot reported that the helicopter
was trailered to the residence of the pas- senger who contracted the sight-seeing flight. After departure, the flight made sev- eral passes of the passenger’s property and a nearby cornfield at an altitude of about 500 feet above the ground. The pilot reported that after completing a low pass of the cornfield he entered a climb- ing right turn to return to the passenger’s property. Shortly after establishing the climbing turn he heard the engine “sput- ter” and subsequently noticed a reduction in both engine and main rotor speed. The pilot stated that he entered an autorota- tion because the helicopter did not have enough altitude to fully recover from the loss of both engine and rotor speed. The helicopter bounced during the initial colli- sion with terrain before tumbling through the cornfield. The pilot stated that about 100 feet of corn was damaged during the
daylight time, a Bell 206 L-1, N114AE, was destroyed when it impacted an elementary school parking lot while on approach for landing near Manchester, Kentucky. The airline transport pilot and two medical per- sonnel were fatally injured. The helicopter was registered to and operated by a com- mercial EMS helicopter operator, and operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a repositioning flight. Night visual meteoro- logical conditions prevailed, and a compa- ny visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the St. Joseph- London Heliport (5KY9), London, Kentucky about 2259. The helicopter was on approach to
the operator’s private helipad when the accident occurred. According to flight tracking software provided by the opera- tor, the helicopter approached the base from the west, turned southeast, flew overhead the intended landing site about 1 mile, turned north, then west, then back southeast prior to the end of the recorded data. Recordings provided by the opera- tor's Operational Control Center (OCC), located in O'Fallon, Missouri, revealed that the pilot reported arriving at the base at 2312:24. That transmission was acknowledged by the OCC at 2312:30. At 2315:02, an unidentified male voice was recorded. No other transmissions from the accident flight were captured. Several eyewitnesses reported that
the weather was clear, and stated that the helicopter was "spinning" prior to impact. One of those witnesses reported seeing the helicopter in an approximate 40- degree nose-up attitude, and shortly after no engine sound was heard. Other wit-
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