MBB BO-105 N29144

Summary

On 22 October 1984 at about 21:15 local time, a MBB BO-105 registered N29144 was involved in an incident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 October 1984 at 21:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Heliport (N/A)

Coordinates

28.4995, -81.3704

Aircraft

MBB BO-105

Registration

N29144

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leesburg → Orlando

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85IA015

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.