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Pilot Zone => Accident Review/Never Again (I hope..) => Topic started by: PilotSpin on February 19, 2016, 07:50:00 AM

Title: Helicopter Crash into Pearl Harbor.
Post by: PilotSpin on February 19, 2016, 07:50:00 AM

What would cause this?

Title: Re: Helicopter Crash into Pearl Harbor.
Post by: Jaybird180 on February 19, 2016, 08:09:15 AM

Do we have ANY helo pilots here?

Title: Re: Helicopter Crash into Pearl Harbor.
Post by: JeffDG on February 19, 2016, 08:21:56 AM

A helo is several thousand parts moving in loose formation at the best of times.


I'm not a helo pilot, but I've read a bunch of the aerodynamic stuff...my guess would be some kind of engine failure where they were too low/slow to autorotate.  As I understand it, in order to autorotate you need to have either speed or altitude to trade for temporary lift to cushion your descent.

I'd equate it to flying a twin at below Vmc

Again, not a helo pilot.

Title: Re: Helicopter Crash into Pearl Harbor.
Post by: Jaybird180 on February 19, 2016, 08:28:49 AM

There's some speculation over at PoA if anyone cares to read it
http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90463&highlight=swp (http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90463&highlight=swp)