Pilot Debrief

BELL 206 L4 near Broussard, LA — 2016-08-18

Final reportGAA16CA439
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Date
2016-08-18
Location
Broussard, LA, USA
Airport
3LA7
Aircraft
BELL 206 L4
Registration
N7898X
Category
Helicopter
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in the helicopter sliding off the aft end of the transport dolly.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the skid-equipped helicopter, he was practicing landing on an 18 foot by 18 foot transport dolly. The pilot reported that during his second landing on the dolly, he landed on the aft end of the dolly and the helicopter slid backwards. He recalled that he heard and felt a thump, pulled pitch, and the helicopter ascended about 5 feet, yawed to the right and he initiated an autorotation and landed. He reported that the bottom of the skids showed scrape marks, "so I must have slid back off the dolly and hit the tail stinger." The tailboom and the vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with any portion of the helicopter during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operations.

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