WO1 RUSSELL DEPARTED CHU LAI WEST AIRFIELD ON 2 NOVEMBER AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 HOURSE ENROUTE TO QUENG NGAU AIRFIELD ON A TRAINING MISSION. HE ARRIVED QUANG NGAI AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS. UPON ARRIVAL HE CHECK INTO QUANG NGAI TRAFFIC AND WAS GIVEN LANDING INSTRUCTIONS BY THE TOWER. THE TOWER OPERATOR, E-3 DAVID A FREESTONE, GAVE THE WINDS AS 330 AT 10 KNOTS. WO1 RUSSELL CALLED THE TOWER ON BASE FOR A STANDARD SUTOROTATION AND WAD GIVEN THE WINDS AND CLEARED TO LAND. THE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WAS ENTERED AT 80 KNOTS AND 500 FEET OF ALTITUDE. ON ENTRY THE ROTOR RPM WAS IN THE LOW GREEN AND N1 STABILIZED AT 62-63%. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL TO BOTH PILOTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL SINK RATE. THE DECELERATION WAS ENTERED AND SUFFICIENT INITIAL PITCH WAS APPLIED TO SLOW THE RATE OF DESCENT. UPON APPLICATION OF INIITIAL PITCH THE SKIDS WERE LEVELED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND LANDED WITH LITTLE OR NO GROUND RUN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A SLIGGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. AS THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON THE SKIDS THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED BACK ON THE HEELS OF THE SKIDS. THIS ROCKING MOTION PLUS THE LOW ROTOR RPM ON TOUCHDOWN CAUSED THE ROTOR BLADES TO FLEX DOWN AND SEVER THE TAIL BOOM.\\
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-15993
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0270.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 197002 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 197003 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 197004 47 47 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197005 0 47 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197006 36 83 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197007 0 83 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197008 1 84 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197009 3 87 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197010 73 160 WACYD0 D 1-1 CAV AMD VIETNAM RVN 197011 0 160 WE4HAA 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197012 0 160 W0MHAA DIROF SUP TRAN 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVCOM 197101 0 160 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197102 0 160 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197103 0 160 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197104 2 162 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197105 0 162 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197106 0 162 W0MHAA DIR FOR MAINT 6TH ARMY SHARPE GD AVSCOM 197107 0 162 108TH DIV TNG 3RD ARMY CHARLOTTE RESV 197108 68 230 108TH DIV TNG 3RD ARMY CHARLOTTE RESV 197109 71 301 108TH DIV TNG 3RD ARMY CHARLOTTE RESV 197110 78 379 WDF2D0 3 5 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197111 43 422 WDF2D0 3 5 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197112 12 434 WDF2D0 3 5 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197201 42 476 WDF2D0 3 5 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197202 0 476 WDF2D0 142 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197203 0 476 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197204 0 476 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197205 0 476 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197206 0 476 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVSCOM 197207 0 476 W0Y6AA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197208 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197209 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197210 0 476 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB LOAN WEST POINT LOAN 197211 0 476 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB LOAN WEST POINT LOAN 197212 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197301 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197302 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197303 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197304 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197305 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197306 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197307 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197308 0 476 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197309 3 479 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197310 0 479 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197311 0 479 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197312 0 479 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197401 2 481 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197402 0 481 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197403 6 487 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197404 0 487 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197405 5 492 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197406 4 496 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197410 1 520 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197411 0 520 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197412 0 520 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197501 0 520 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197502 3 523 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197503 15 538 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197504 25 563 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197505 13 576 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197506 25 601 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197507 9 610 WPFAA0 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197508 23 633 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197509 6 639 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197510 0 639 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197511 1 640 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197512 0 640 WPFJAA NAT GUARD NAT GDZI
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