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NTSB investigation record

LAX99LA282

Completed

Aerospatiale As350Ba· N6094S

Date
August 24, 1999
Location
Kahului, HI
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot's initial misjudgment of the wind speed and his decision to continue a downwind landing approach when his speed and altitude profile was inadequate, and his failure to maintain main rotor rpm, resulting in settling with power and a hard landing.

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