CALSTAR - Non-injury incident

Date: July 21, 2008 1209 PDT

Program: CALSTAR
	4933 Bailey Loop
	McClellan, CA 95652

Type: MD902
Tail #: N902CS
Operator/Vendor: N/A

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, FN, FN. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	Today at 1209, a CALSTAR crew experienced a loss of anti-torque
	control as they brought the aircraft to a hover at the Salinas, CA
	base when returning from a mission.  No injuries were reported.
	
	The pilot executed a hovering autorotation resulting in damage to the
	skid crosstubes.  Maintenance will look for further damage, if any,
	when the incident investigation has been completed.
	
	The loss of anti-torque control was caused by the failure of the
	thruster cone control rod.  As of this time, all CALSTAR MD902
	aircraft are grounded until further notice pending an inspection of
	the control rods.
	  
	

Source: Louie Bell, Director of Flight Operations

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