Sun, Nov 30, 2003
News Helo On Promotional Shoot Gets "TOO MUCH" Publicity
Ouch.
That’s the first word that comes to mind when you see the
video of a news helicopter as it begins to spin, then quickly falls
to the ground.
It happened in Cranston (RI) Thursday during a promotional shoot
for WJAR-TV. The helicopter made a pass directly at the camera,
then suddenly went into a spin (indicating probably tail rotor
failure).
"I saw it spinning, like a rotary spin. It was spinning down
easily. It didn't seem to be a nose dive. It spun down easily. I
stayed at the stop sign. I didn't know if it would explode," said
Karen Pertuso, quoted on WJAR’s web site.
Two people were onboard when the helicopter went down. Neither
of them – the pilot and a photographer – was hurt in
the accident. The aircraft went down in the parking lot of a Pepsi
bottling plant. The two crew members were taken to a local
hospital, then released.
Damage appeared significant. The main rotor assembly was
completely sheared from the helicopter. A portion of the Bell
206’s tail assembly and the skids were damaged by the
impact.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 90013
Make/Model: B206 Description: BELL 206B HELICOPTER
Date: 11/26/2003 Time: 2051
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: CRANSTON State: RI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
A BELL 206 HELICOPTER MADE A HARD LANDING IN A PARKING LOT,
CRANSTON, RI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: PVD METAR 2053Z 230005KT SCT150 OVC250 08/01 A3018
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Landing Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: PROVIDENCE, RI Dep Date: 11/26/2003 Dep. Time:
2044
Destination: CIRCLE 2 NOF ARPT Flt Plan: NONE Wx Briefing:
U
Last Radio Cont: 2045Z N90013 ADVSE WHEN OVER PHOTO
SITE
Last Clearance: ADVSD WHEN LEAVING AREA
FAA FSDO: BOSTON, MA (NE01) Entry date: 11/28/2003
More News
Outboard Section Of The Right Wing And The Right Flap Separated In Flight And The Airplane Impacted A Farm Field Analysis: The pilot was approaching his destination airport under i>[...]
Final Approach Fix The fix from which the final approach (IFR) to an airport is executed and which identifies the beginning of the final approach segment. It is designated on Gover>[...]
"Our choice of when to respond, how to respond and on which targets to respond is a consideration that we make every time... Netanyahu also noted that anyone attacking Israel &ldqu>[...]
Estimated (EST) When used in NOTAMs “EST” is a contraction that is used by the issuing authority only when the condition is expected to return to service prior to the e>[...]
Aero Linx: Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) is the world’s largest pilot trade association representing ove>[...]
NTSB Final Report: Cessna 177B
See All