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An small aircraft helicopter pilot hit a vehicle while taking off from a trailer used to transport the helicopter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214593 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dbq |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 4 agl bound upper : 4 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 66 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 66 |
| ASRS Report | 214593 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In attempt to fly a helicopter from a trailer, used for hauling helicopters, the right rear skid of helicopter seemed stuck, so left side rose up slightly. When noticing this, I compensated by putting left pressure on cyclic, at the same time the right side came off trailer and aircraft started drifting to the left. Noticed at this time stiffness of cyclic control. Left pedal was put in, therefore aircraft came around and struck a vehicle on the left side of cabin area of helicopter. Helicopter was landed. Reason -- cyclic friction too tight, therefore had to make big corrections for response of aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA HELI PLT HIT A VEHICLE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A TRAILER USED TO TRANSPORT THE HELI.
Narrative: IN ATTEMPT TO FLY A HELI FROM A TRAILER, USED FOR HAULING HELIS, THE R REAR SKID OF HELI SEEMED STUCK, SO L SIDE ROSE UP SLIGHTLY. WHEN NOTICING THIS, I COMPENSATED BY PUTTING L PRESSURE ON CYCLIC, AT THE SAME TIME THE R SIDE CAME OFF TRAILER AND ACFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE L. NOTICED AT THIS TIME STIFFNESS OF CYCLIC CTL. L PEDAL WAS PUT IN, THEREFORE ACFT CAME AROUND AND STRUCK A VEHICLE ON THE L SIDE OF CABIN AREA OF HELI. HELI WAS LANDED. REASON -- CYCLIC FRICTION TOO TIGHT, THEREFORE HAD TO MAKE BIG CORRECTIONS FOR RESPONSE OF ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.