MCPHERSON, KANSAS
Crews have removed a Blackhawk helicopter from the runway at the airport in McPherson after a hard landing Wednesday morning.
A public affairs officer, Ben Bauman, says Kansas National Guard 1st Battalion 108 Aviation unit was doing a standard night training exercise and experienced troubles.
Kansas Highway Patrol tells us, there was a malfunction to the helicopter's tail rotor.
The Army National Guard of Salina is conducting an investigation. It's unclear if it was a pilot or aircraft error at this point. There were 4 people in the aircraft. It happened around midnight and caused sufficient damage to the helicopter.
Date: 21-JUL-2015
Time: 23:54
Type:
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Owner/operator: Kansas Army National Guard
Registration: 81-23609
C/n / msn: 70331
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location: McPherson, KS -
United States of America Phase: Unknown
Nature: Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Helicopter was undergoing a training exercise when crew experienced a tail rotor issue which forced a hard landing. It had to be removed from the runway by ground personnel.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178028
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/balckhawk-lands-at-mcpherson-airport/34289270