SERS · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2022-03-07 · Abingdon, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA22LA145
Event ID
20220307104725
Type
Accident
Date
2022-03-07
Location
Abingdon, VA, USA
Coordinates
36.683111, -82.038971
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
Model
MBB-BK 117 C-2
Registration
N29VA
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s misalignment of the helicopter skids while landing on a dolly at night, which resulted in the skids becoming entangled with the dolly and a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue as a result of the time the accident occurred, his total time awake, the multiple flight segments flown, and the operator’s pilot scheduling practice. Also contributing to the accident was the center gap design of the landing dolly.