Bell 206B N54BE
13 August 2010 · Rocky Mount, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 2010 at about 16:20 local time, a Bell 206B registered N54BE, operated by Computer Service Professionals Inc, was involved in an accident near Rocky Mount, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rocky Mount, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2694, -92.7522
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N54BE
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Computer Service Professionals Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jefferson City → Rocky Mount
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA477
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A dynamic rollover inadvertently induced by the pilot during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the approach and landing were normal. After landing, he lowered the collective and began to decrease engine power by manipulating the throttle closed. Before the throttle was completely closed, the helicopter suddenly rolled to the right and came to rest on its right side, incurring damage to the airframe, main rotor, and tail boom. A postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. Dynamic rollover is the tendency of a helicopter to continue rolling when the critical angle is exceeded, if one skid is on the ground, and the helicopter is pivoting around that point. Dynamic rollover is possible when a skid is caught by a projection on the surface or when landing on a slope.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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