ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292069
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 2006 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 300C |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Adventures Inc |
| Registration: | N1831A |
| MSN: | 0228 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 412 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-G1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Titusville, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Titusville-Space Coast Regional Airport, FL (TIX/KTIX) |
| Titusville-Space Coast Regional Airport, FL (TIX/KTIX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The first pilot, a certificated helicopter flight instructor, was providing primary helicopter flight instruction to the second pilot, a certificated commercial airplane pilot. The first pilot said that while in a stable 3-foot hover above ground, he asked the second pilot to relinquish control of the helicopter so he could demonstrate a maneuver. During the transfer of control, the cyclic slipped from the first pilot's hand, and the cyclic traveled to a full forward position. The helicopter pitched nose down, and the main rotor blades struck the ground. The helicopter subsequently rolled to the right, and sustained substantial damage to the main rotor drive system, main rotor blades, and fuselage. A postaccident inspection of the helicopter revealed that the second pilot had inadvertently selected the cyclic trim system to the full forward position. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The failure of the certificated flight instructor (CFI) to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the dual student's improper use of the cyclic trim.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC06CA090
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 2019 | N1831A | Ace Pilot Training Inc | 0 | Postal Roasanover Township, near Allentown, PA | |
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| 08-Oct-2022 14:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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