Bell 412 ground spin
has anyone ever heard on a bell 412 or 212 spin to the left on the ground flat pitch no pedal max gross and dry ground spooling up engines, or has anyone ever heard of a 412 spin on the ground to the left at all.
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Yes, I've seen a 412 do it on start in Doha.
It was strongly suspected that there was a lot of pedal involved, but the pilot denied it. |
212/412 spin on start? never.
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Recall something like that on 212, aircraft was being readied and lightenned for VFR operation, autopilot has been removed. this happened on the flight test. Had to do with part of the AP still there or servos left in their last position. Aircraft almost ended up on it's side.
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Itīs easy.....just advance the throttle on start-up as quickly as you can.....
(As seen done years ago by a student-happened so quickly that the instructor couldnīt react....) Luckily, my A/C was parked away far enough..... The 212 did a 90° turn on the dry ground (not max a/u w, of course), on engine shutdown.. After bringing it to idle and waiting for 2 minutes cooldown, the student turned the throttle in the wrong direction-at a blink of his eye.... NOT funny! |
Motoring YAW servo?
NEVER take your feet off the pedals in a Bell medium. Know someone who had the habit of flying with feet off the pedals. Pre-landing check - Force Trim off. (Feet off pedals) Pedal motors to the stop! Direction of travel now visible through greenhouse window! I think it has something to do with the way the servo is mounted vertically and if the input is not balanced. Good check is FT OFF and running at 100% flat pitch. Feet near pedals to stop subsequent movement and tap each pedal direction (L/R) in turn to see if it motors on it's own. If it does just stop it with you feet and do not allow it keep moving of course. You may be surprised. |
So remind me how we do the accel/decl check then, without spinning? I don't believe the aircraft will spin from throttle alone.
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Back in the day when the AAC operated the Scout, it was common practice to stand on the skid and hang on during start-ups on ice to monitor the mighty Nimbus as the cab was powered up in case it span.
Slightly different from this type of spinning on start-up though! :) Edited to add - it was the groundcrew standing on the skid, not the aircrew! |
Guess you were not just opening the throttle within a second, hum?
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Itīs easy.....just advance the throttle on start-up as quickly as you can..... |
IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 911FR Make/Model: B412 Description: BELL 412EP Date: 04/02/2012 Time: 1144 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Unknown LOCATION City: OPA LOCKA State: FL Country: US DESCRIPTION N911FR BELL 412EP ROTORCRAFT WHILE TAXIING, TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND, OPA LOCKA, FL INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: OTHER DATA Activity: Unknown Phase: Taxi Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: SOUTH FLORIDA, FL (SO19) Entry date: 04/05/2012 |
faa report
That report is incorrect it was reported incorrectly aircraft never left the ground and tail is just fine.
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Well it is the FAA so...............................:uhoh:
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....If it is the same accident right? We should not prematurely judge.
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So remind me how we do the accel/decl check then, without spinning? I don't believe the aircraft will spin from throttle alone Guess you were not just opening the throttle within a second, hum? Trog |
Yourīre doing it one engine after each other, right?
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Careful if the ground is a bit slick on the acceleration checks.
HR, yes one engine at a time. |
i fly the 204 not the 212, but strong wind from 7-8 o'clock would help to upset it, wouldnt it?
dry ground and mauw, i thought you would have to be unlucky to get it moving... although, smooth concrete? |
It happened on a rig landing on a 212 , very light machine and strong winds from the left . After landing and throttle to idle produced a yaw to the left. The Safety guys would not believe us till it happened to a 412 later .The paint on the deck was badly scratched and the deck was warped and needed some denting / painting work .Probably the skid / deck contact was inadequate and lacked enough friction.
This is similar to what might happen on an icy surface too !! |
When throttle was reduced to idle the demand for anti torque was greatly reduced (along with down collective of course) however the rpm was still high for a little bit (it takes a few seconds for RPMR to go to idle speed), that along with some left peddle in (not neutralizing it when reduction to idle) AND with a left crosswind AND slick deck (metal to metal) and it can spin. No mystery here.
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