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Light helicopter experiences loss of directional control in hover, makes forced landing without further incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 113471 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 8q7 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 145 |
| ASRS Report | 113471 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The aircraft was being hovered at 5' AGL at which time I heard a snap, followed by a sudden yaw to the left. At this point I landed and shut down the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LIGHT HELICOPTER EXPERIENCES LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN HOVER, MAKES FORCED LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Narrative: THE ACFT WAS BEING HOVERED AT 5' AGL AT WHICH TIME I HEARD A SNAP, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN YAW TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT I LANDED AND SHUT DOWN THE ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.