Helicopter flight control lock up in flight

[bagz216]

Your all wrong......its a Ford Fiesta 1.1 pop plus........

[Bunkerd86]

Either way....that sucker is maneuverable

[uscgjake22]

Munro and Healy Hall.. Why the crab didnt they do this when i was there?

[motokid032]

No you guys are all wrong..This is a Bell 206L LongRangerIII.

[mroldthoughts]

@motokid032

EC-155 Dauphin



[dodger202020]

Actually, it's a Coast Guard HH-65, which is based off the EC-155 / AS365 but with some differences. Close enough though.

[DataC0llect0r]

I guess he was trying a looping because a lynx helicopter can perform loopings!

[IraznaGameplay]

@DataC0llect0r

THAT AINT NO LYNX!

[DataC0llect0r]

@IraznaGameplay o really what is it then!

[IraznaGameplay]

@DataC0llect0r

not a lynx.

They dont have an enclosed tail rotor.

[bucknaked466f]

@IraznaGameplay EC-155 Dauphin

[IraznaGameplay]

@bucknaked466f

Thank you, i was wondering what it was.

[uscgjake22]

@bucknaked466f The coast guard has never used a 155.. this is a hh-65

This video was taken at training center cape may in new jersey.

[bucknaked466f]

@uscgjake22 lol, my bad. I believe the HH-65 is the military version of the 155.

[Wendigo127]

@uscgjake22

HH-65 is a EC-155 its just our designation of it. Thats its called the dolphin because the 155 is called the dauphin.

[bucknaked466f]

@DataC0llect0r

Its a EC-155, or known as the Dauphin.

[tjtg]

I am not sure there was a control lock up, or if there was it was a gift from god. If the controls didn't "lock up" at that exact time, someone was going to hit a mast or pole or something.... Check temp and torque then your pants.............

[AigoSam]

what control lock up? pilot did it on purpose to impress his girlfriend

[mistahbtheoryz]

I wuda shit my pants!

[genes81]

Prob a butter bar stick!! 65's are pretty nimble but damn that was too much cyclic to the rear!!

[1BustedMyth]

That put me in a cold sweat

[jeepcj7dude]

WOW  Starfish on that seat!!!!!!!

[banyani]

it was an accelerated, uncontrolled oscillation due to overloading the main rotor as a result of excess speed, and acute aft motion of the cyclic...so there!!

[CoastieCruiser]

@banyani No actually this is due to a single body pitch change servo jam that was common on this airframe. I'm an AMT in the Coast Guard. The correction was changing to a dual body servo wich allows the primary and secondary hydraulic systems to maintain positive control of the primary flight controls. You can see as he goes to bring the nose up for the ascent the servo jams, giving him no control of the pitch. The servo jam cleared itself by the grace of god and the pilot recovered...so there!!

[jessielove87]

@CoastieCruiser im glad someone else knows what the f*** they are actually talking about. some of these answers are like........ :-/

[pqwilrj]

I LOVE how all these supposed pilots on YouTube have nothing better to do than argue with each other in the comments section.

[bucknaked466f]

@pqwilrj

No shit! I'm a Rotory wing instructor and the shit you read on youtube is sooo funny. Its now even worth the effort most of the time.

[gallows24]

what a pilot!

[plane63]

haha i bet he pulled some g's there :P

[nitojo7]

Looking at this video, it seems the pilot is flying dangerously low less then 40 feet and almost flys into power lines. This coastguard pilot should be investigated its ilegal to fly that low in an urban areas. Sorry but control lock does not look like the cause of this, it looks like pilot error and show offing.

[essports1]

i spoke with the pilot today in my bar and this is where he told me to catch his video. it was indeed a controlled lock up.

[F0ckUtoob]

It's a mast you morons... Not power lines... A freaking sill boat mast...

[liljjbo]

shit id be dead even if i dident crash

[RobertGary1]

where did this happen? If its in the US there would have to be an NTSB report as a failure of a control mechanism is a required NTSB investigation even for part 91. I would be interested in reading the incident report.

-Robert, CFII

[bronco8585]

@RobertGary1 True. That is why I think he was just trying to avoid those power lines. It definitely looks like he is pulling up, and when you watch it again, there is a power line right in front of him, when he pulls up. I tink its a mitake, and der was no contol failew... :-)

[localizeractive]

@RobertGary1 a report with the NTSB would only be issued from an incident or an accident. Seeing as how there was no damage (minus the crews undergarments) that occured from the manuever, and the fact that no one was injured they would not need to report this to the NTSB. Not to mention the Coast Guard doesnt answer to the NTSB.

[RobertGary1]

@localizeractive You would have failed that question on your checkride. A failure of a flight control *IS* reportable to the NTSB. Its in the list of criteria for an "accident" to be reportable.

[localizeractive]

@RobertGary1 I am not going to sit here and argue with you for a week about FAR/AIM regs. ANYTHING *IS* reportable to the NTSB (as you put it), but unless the was damage to the aircraft and/or injury to an occupant, it is not manditory. But heres the biggest point of all sir, the NTSB investigates CIVIL transportation accidents. This is a U.S. Coast Guard helo. Its not a civil aircraft. A report wouldnt go to the NTSB.

[RobertGary1]

@localizeractive I'm assuming you are not a pilot or you would be aware of regulations...

Reg 830.5 Immediate notification

"(a) An aircraft accident or any of the following listed incidents occur:

(1) Flight control system malfunction or failure; "

-Robett

[localizeractive]

@RobertGary1 If I were a rude person I would have to come back with "I'm assuming your not actually a CFII, or you would be aware of the fact that the NTSB is not involved in military aviation unless specifically requested." But I would never make such a comment to another pilot...

[contrail25]

@RobertGary1 There is not a NTSB report since they are not involved with military investigations nor are military safety agencies required to file reports with the NTSB. There are exceptions, but rather rare. This incident occured at USCG Station Mayport (NJ), and wasn't the first time this happened with a USCG '65. In the late 80's/early 90's a few were on loan to USNTPS . A crew there expereinced the same thing. -USAF pilot/safety officer & son of ret. USCG HH-65 pilot.

[johnyknotts]

P.S. It was control lockup which occured during the cyclic climb. That was followed shortly after by retreating blade stall which put the 65 past 90 degrees nose up and a bit on its back. The lockup lasted until the nose dropped and the helicopter settled. Pax River Pilots confirmed that the current flight envelope was not exceeded. The envelope was reduced as a result of this incident. The hydralic servos had already been targeted as too small and a fleet wide replacement was underway.

[johnyknotts]

mh65driver and bphendri are both right. There was no sailboat and the TRACEN Cape May flagpole was not an issue. There was no underware problems either, in fact the crew landed the somewhat twisted helo, and was climbing in another one to go on a SAR mission when the CO said hold on boys. The late Brian McCarthy saved our lives that day, and if you knew him your not surprised, and if you did'nt you missed out. We all got a little ass chewing, and then went on to save many more lives.

[xfire7]

Gearbox change! Welcome to overtorque city,damn close though.

[DJDayPro]

FUCK OFFF there was a sailboat mast in the way not a lock up!!!

[BeretCyclist]

that would of sucked

[JesperA86]

He is just mad that only the russian plane could do the kobra.

[MH65Driver]

He wasn't trying to avoid anything. The flag pole wasn't an issue, the video just skews the angle. This was a planned fly by for an event.  The pitch up was indeed caused control lockup.

[ikkeennigij121]

what is control lockup?

[EMaster9]

ikkeennigij: Control lockup is when the controls of the aircraft completely fail, or become "locked".

[noosaslayer]

Wasn't he just pulling up to avoid the power line in front of him?

[FoxDie262]

That's not a power pole. It's the mast on a sailboat.

[RobertGary1]

@noosaslayer Its not normal to pitch up in a helcopter to avoid something, you normally use the collective. Its one of the things they warn you about in transition training, fixed wing pilots tend to pull the nose up but in a helicopter it really should be the collective, not the cyclic.

[dangerousprimate]

that was insane!

[birdman7389]

Nerds, that mast is a good bit in the foreground. He did not pull the helo over 90* to avoid it. lmao

[Starship144]

Control Lockup my ass, I bet he was hanging from the mast he was trying to avoid the next day

[panictactics]

Lucky for that control 'lock up' - if it wasn't for that it would have flown into that mast. Twat.

[camp69]

Wouldn't want to be him at his performance review. Bet he got chewed big time if not pulled from flight active.

[bphendri]

Looks like TRACEN Cape May

[zoomer46]

control lock-up my arse!he's just trying to avoid the pole.but as said, that low in low light is not good thinking .i'm guessing he pulled back on the cyclic instead of to either side just in case the pole had lines either side of it.i had a pant staining moment like this once ,and it never leaves you .

[allantotti]

Agree, trying to show off flying very low (USCG seems to enjoy that part of the job). Close call with that pole, he went nearly 90 degrees up and then nose down. I still don't know how he kept his tail boom intact but I am sure the machine went for some servicing considering that the AS365 has an articulated main rotor system.

Too bad...

[zoomer46]

i reckon the low rpm buzzer must of been going ape-shit for around 3-5 seconds after pulling back that hard,but it looks like the governor responded fast enough to keep the blades up,lets hope he was honest enough to report it to the maintenance crew.

[klrvette9]

What kind of helo is that?

[djwilko7]

dauphin

[arpnlaei]

That must have been at least a couple of G's in that pull.

[jock150]

What is that a dauphin? A couple of things 80knots 100ft? Who are these reckless pilots? Also watch the blades at the 90 degrees almost low RPM , does anyone else think that it probably didn't get entered into the tech log?

[camp69]

Wow I don't think I've ever seen an Alluette flare like that. I'm surprised it didn't boom strike.

[bridlingtonengland75]

Testament to the strength of those rotor blades!

[motokid032]

Lol I wonder what those blades looked like at the last second of that flare..

[Gamernotnerd]

They should give underwear away at the airports for this reason :p

[tjtg]

Yes I Agree. I reckon he shit himself when he saw thge pole and pulled hyard back and full collective.

[jimlar3000]

looks like he didn't see the pole till last minute, good save

[jetpower06]

what exactly happened here? didn't he just see the pylon in front of him and tried to avoid it? amazing that the helicopter didn't break.

[timthom148]

lucky guy, what a accident that could have been

[Eddlikes99]

Thats the shiteeesst!! loop iv'e seen to date, what a pussy of a pilot, he or she? needs to watch BLUE THUNDER for tips.

[Skrewtinizer]

French piece of shit lol!

[hishamz333]

that looked fun

[pazza1981]

God damn! Thats a nasty piece of flying.

[notar1]

New underwear and a good pre-flight inspection!!!

[bumblechicken69]

No kidding, I would have kissed my ass goodbye at that 90-degree flare... :o

[GermanyPresident]

would he crashed the lumber thing