Hughes 269B, ZK-HRQ, tail rotor teeter bolt failure and forced landing, Taumarunui, 4 April 1990
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
90-057
The aircraft was on an approach when a yaw to the right occurred which was accompanied by a loud bang. The pilot lowered the collective and made an autorotation onto uneven ground. A laboratory inspection of the tail rotor components indicated that the tail rotor teeter bolt had failed in flight. As the bolt was lost the cause of the failure was not established.
Location
near Taupo