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August 26, 1997 · Fairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2 · N354F
Gillette, WY
Overview
Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 26, 1997
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Gillette, WY
Aircraft
Fairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2
Tail Number
N354F
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
FTW97LA329
On returning to land, following dropping a load of skydivers, the pilot failed to reset the stabilizer trim and ran out of elevator during the flare for landing. A hard landing occurred and the left main landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage.
NTSB Probable Cause
Failure by the pilot in command to follow procedures and retrim the stabilizer for landing.
Full Narrative
On August 26, 1997, at 1510 mountain daylight time, a Fairchild Heli Porter, N354F, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at Gillette, Wyoming. The commercial pilot was not injured. The flight was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91 as a local area flight and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, he had dropped a load of sky divers and on return to land he forgot to retrim the stabilizer during approach and ran out of elevator control during the flare for landing. The landing was hard and the left main landing gear collapsed. The underside of the fuselage skin, ribs, and stringers sustained damage when the landing gear collapsed. The flight was operating at the race track complex in Gillette.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:10 MDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftFairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2
Tail NumberN354F
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeTurboprop
Engine DetailsP&W · PT-6/27 · Turboprop · 550
Seats11
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 42 · Second Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility20 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 6000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point55
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time20:50
Weather SourceWFAC