A POWER LOSS OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE NIGHT CONDITIONS, THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, AND THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID OBSTACLES.
— NTSB Determination
THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPTARTMENT PILOT WAS SUPPORTING UNITS ON THE GROUND, AND AFTER COMPLETING AN ASSIGNMENT, HE STARTED A CLIMB. DURING A CLIMB THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED OVER A HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID OBSTACLES DURING AN AUTOROTATION, HE LOST ROTOR RPM AND MADE A HARD LANDING IN A STREET INTERSECTION. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SATISFACTORILY AND THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPTARTMENT PILOT WAS SUPPORTING UNITS ON THE GROUND, AND AFTER COMPLETING AN ASSIGNMENT, HE STARTED A CLIMB. DURING A CLIMB THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED OVER A HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID OBSTACLES DURING AN AUTOROTATION, HE…
The accident on 1992-10-19 involved a Schweizer 269C, registration N6132E, operated by Baltimore City Police Dept., at Baltimore, MD.
A POWER LOSS OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE NIGHT CONDITIONS, THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, AND THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID OBSTACLES.
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