UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AVIATION FAA INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORT
Data Source: FAA INCIDENT DATA SYSTEM Report Number: 19980807041839G Local Date: 08/07/1998 Local Time: 09:30 City: GRAND FORKS State: ND Airport Name: GRAND FORKS INTL Airport Id: GFK Event Type: INCIDENT - GENERAL AVIATION Mid Air Collision: NOT A MIDAIR
Aircraft Damage: MINOR Phase of Flight: POWER ON VERTICAL LANDING/ROTORCRAFT Aircraft Make/Model: SNIAS AS-350-BA Airframe Hours: 5225 Operator Code: Operator: Owner Name:
(-5)ON 08-07-98 AT 1430 CDT, A EUROCOPTER, N189ND, OWNED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY RONALD DEPUE ENCOUNTERED DAMAGE
TO THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT AT GRAND FORKS, ND.
WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A PLASTIC TRAFFIC CONE
USED TO IDENTIFY THE LANDING ZONE. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED
DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE
UNAIRWORTHY BE THE MANUFACTURER.
Primary Flight Type: INSTRUCTION Secondary Flight Type: TRAINING Type of Operation: GENERAL OPERATING RULES Registration Number: 189ND Total Aboard: 2 Fatalities: Injuries: Landing Gear: NONRETRACT CONVENTIONAL Aircraft Weight Class: UNDER 12501 LBS Engine Make: TMECA Engine Model: ARRIEL1B Engine Group: ARRIEL Number of Engines: 1 Engine Type: TURBOSHAFT
Primary Flight Conditions: UNKNOWN Secondary Flight Conditions: UNKNOWN Wind Direction (deg): Wind Speed (mph): Visibility (mi): Visibility Restrictions: Light Condition: DAY Flight Plan Filed: NONE Approach Type:
Pilot Certificates: AIRLINE TRANSPORT Pilot Rating: ROTORCRAFT/HELICOPTER/AIRPLANE SINGLE, MULTI-ENGINE LAND Pilot Qualification: UNKNOWN, FOREIGN PILOT Flight Time (Hours) Total Hours: 8100 Total in Make/Model: 227 Total Last 90 Days: 165 Total Last 90 Days Make/Model: 165