Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15805
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001763
Date: 05/22/71
Unit: D/158 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0700 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Top
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15805
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00002014
Date: 09/14/71
Accident case number: 710914081
Unit: D/158 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Camp Evans in
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 14872
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Crew Members:
P O3 DIAL DC
IP O3 METCALF JP
Accident Summary:
ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1971, ^CAPTAIN DAVID C. DIAL^ WAS DUE TO COMPLETE A 90 DAY STANDARDIZATION CHECK RIDE IN AN AH-1G ARMY ASSAULT HELICOPTER. ^CAPTAIN JOHN P. METCALF^ WAS ASSIGNED AS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND WAS SCHEDULED TO CONDUCT THIS CHECK RIDE AT 0800 HOURS, 14 SEPTEMBER 1971. UPON COMPLETEG A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF ARMY AIRCRAFT ^SN 67-15805,^^CAPTAIN METCALF^ ASSUMED HIS POSITION AS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN WENT THROUGH NORMAL RUN-UP AND STARTING PROCEDURES WITH ^CAPTAIN DAIL^ WHO HAD ASSUMED DUTIES AS THE PILOT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT 0830 HOURS, AFTER COMPLETING A PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK AND GAINING CLEARANCE FROM EVANS TOWER, THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND BEGAN TO DEMONSTRATE HIS ABILITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF STANDARD MANEUVERS REQUIRED BY ^CAPTAIN METCALF^ IN HIS ROLE AS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. AT ABOUT 0845 HOURS, AFTER GAINING CLEARANCE FROM EVANS TOWER, ^CAPTAIN METCALF^ INSTRUCTED THE PILOT, ^CAPTAIN DAIL^, TO PERFORM A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION TO RUNWAY 36 AT CAMP EVANS ARMY AIRFIELD. THE PILOT, ^CAPTAIN DIAL^, ALINED THE AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY 36 AND AT 100 KNOTS AND 600 FEET INITIATED A NORMAL AUTOROTATION. DURING THE DESCENT THE PILOT, ^CAPTAIN DAIL^, CALLED OFF VERBALLY THRU THE INTERCOM, "ROTOR IN THE GREEN, 70 KNOTS, AND N1 70 PERCENT". AT OR ABOUT 75 FEET AGL, THE PILOT INITIATED A MODERATE DECELERATION AND HELD IT TO APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AGL. HE FOLLOWED WITH AN INITIAL COLLECTIVE PITCH APPLICATION AND THEN PULLED THE REMAINING COLLECTIVE PITCH WITH INTENTIONS OF CUSHIONING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. AFTER THIS MOVEMENT THE AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGH AND LANDED HARD ON THE AFT PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED FORWARD ON THE SKID TOES. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE FLEXED DOWN AND STRUCK THE AFT PYLON FAIRING BEHIND THE ENGINE OIL RESERVOIR. THIS STRIKE AGGREVATED ROTOR FLAPPING AND THE OPPOSITE BLADE STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FORWARD OF THE 42 DEGREE GEAR BOX. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER FOUR TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, NUMBER TWO DRIVE SHAFT, NUMBER TWO DRIVE SHAFT COVER, THE AFT PYLON FAIRING, AFT TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, SUSPECTED MAST BUMPING AND EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.\\
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This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 1168.
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