Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Reno, Nevada
Rotorcraft made a hard landing and rolled on left side.
Dakota Territory Tours ACC
https://registry.faa.gov/N401HP
Date: 30-MAY-20
Time: 21:15:00Z
Regis#: N401HP
Aircraft Make: BELL
Aircraft Model: 206
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: OTHER
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: ELKO
State: NEVADA
AIRCRAFT: 1981 Bell 206B N401HP, s/n: 3314, Hobbs 4661.0, TT 17,704.5 hrs
ENGINE: Allison M250-C20B, s/n: CAE-833894, New: 14,026.8, Cycles: 22,066
MAIN ROTOR: Van Horn 20631000-101 (S# A062 & A063) TSN: 92
TAIL ROTOR: Van Horn 2062200-101 (S# A549 & A550), TSN: 4638.9
EQUIPMENT:
(2) King KY-196
Garmin GMA-340
King KT-76A
DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: On 05/30/20, on departure from airport, helicopter encountered strong wind gust and lost altitude as if it were settling. The pilot tried to maneuver the helicopter back to the airport to land, but the skids caught on the airport perimeter fence causing the helicopter to nose over and impact the ground.
LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT: Air Transport, Phoenix, Arizona.
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A Sedona Air Tours Helicopter, no surprise that the pilots act like amateurs, as what happened on our tour.
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