Bell 222 N22299

Summary

On 1 September 1984 at about 21:15 local time, a Bell 222 registered N22299 was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 September 1984 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 222

Registration

N22299

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Knoxville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84FA277

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS IN A HOVER WHEN A RT PEDAL TURN WAS INITIATED AND A CLIMB ATTEMPTED. PLT STATED, 'I WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ROTOR RPM. I INCREASED POWER TO 100% MRTQ. THE ACFT WAS SETTLING.' UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLT, A LANDING WAS MADE AT A ROAD INTERSECTION DURING WHICH 3 VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY FIRE. INSPECTION & TESTING REVEALED THE TORQUE CONTROL UNIT, P/N 222-360-010-101, WHICH LIMITS THE AMT OF COMBINED ENG TORQUE DELIVERED TO THE MAIN TRANSMISSION, WAS ADJUSTED TO 46.0 PSI. ACCORDING TO BELL MAINTENANCE MANUALS,THE UNIT SHOULD BE SET AT 48.5 PSI (+1.5/-0.0). THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED IN THE ACFT ON 3/1/82. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINEDIF THE UNIT WAS ADJUSTED AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION OR AFTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.