Helicopter Crashes At Springfield/Robertson Airport (UPDATE)
SPRINGFIELD TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – Two folks walked away with out accidents after a personal helicopter crashed on the Springfield/Robertson County Airport Wednesday afternoon.
In response to the Airport Supervisor Jamie Jones, the very skilled pilot was the sufferer of rotor stall and floor topography. In response to Jones, the plane was coming in low-taxi in a really low hover round 6 pm. Winds had been popping out of the North. In response to Jones, the helicopter skilled tail rotor stall or an absence of airflow to the tail rotor.
The rotor stall precipitated the craft to rotate uncontrolled. Because the pilot tried to regain management of the plane it drifted over the grass and in some unspecified time in the future tipped ahead permitting the primary rotor to make contact with a raised space or mound within the center grass space about 5 ft excessive.
If the bottom had been stage, Jones believes the pilot would have been in a position to set the craft down however the wind, tail rotor stall and the topography made it simply too arduous to deal with.
After the blades made contact with the bottom the craft spun round and fell over on its facet, in keeping with Jones. Thankfully, nobody was injured within the crash.
Robertson County EMS, the Robertson County Emergency Administration Company and North Robertson Fireplace & rescue all responded to the decision.
Shortly after the crash, a number of very massive army helicopters coincidentally flew over the location. You’ll have seen them round Robertson County, they’re within the space conducting coaching workout routines.
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