NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA87LA130
Registry · N55FS
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
Year of manufacture
2012
TCDS
H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B (650 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20171204
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6FDA0
Registrant of record
TM HELICOPTER LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO SOFT TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER INVERTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED BUT THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A NOSE GEAR DAMPER PROBLEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1987_SEA87LA130.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Terrain Portrayal for Head-Down Displays Flight Test
The Synthetic Vision Systems General Aviation (SVS-GA) element of NASA's Aviation Safety Program is developing technology to eliminate low visibility induced General Aviation (GA) accidents through th…
- NASA NTRS 2010 · Abstract
Emerging Standards for Aerodrome Mapping Databases and Datalink Technologies to Enable Reductions in Runway Incursions/Excursions
The integration of onboard databases with data linked aeronautical information services (AIS) is a task that RTCA and EUROCAE are pursuing.
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