ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288187
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 2010 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Customs And Border Protection |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | 73-21769 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5140 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell T53-L-703 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Warrenton, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Manassas Regional-Harry P. Davis Field, VA (MNZ/KHEF) |
| Warrenton Fauquier Airport, VA (KHWY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot receiving instruction was performing a practice autorotation from about 1,800 feet above ground level. During the touchdown, the pitch of the helicopter increased excessively and the tail rotor and stinger contacted the runway. The certificated flight instructor took authority of the helicopter's controls and lowered the pitch to arrest the tail-low condition. The helicopter began to shudder and both pilots manipulated the flight controls in an attempt to maintain aircraft control. The helicopter then struck the runway in a left-skid-low attitude. A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed that the tail rotor was separated and the vertical stabilizer was severed. The pilots reported no mechanical anomalies with the helicopter during the autorotation.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain a proper pitch attitude during the practice autorotation maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10TA429
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| 04-Oct-2022 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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