ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292628
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 2006 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Adventures, Inc. |
| Registration: | N61431 |
| MSN: | 0064 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HO-360-C1A |
| 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 certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that during a fourth practice 180-degree autorotation with a planned touchdown, the pilot-rated student "over rotated" while leveling the helicopter during the flare. The left skid impacted the ground and dug into the surface. The pilot-rated student stated that the maneuver was entered just south of the numbers of runway 36 for termination between runway 36 and taxiway "Alpha" into the wind. He called "throttle de-tent" which indicated the maneuver would terminate with touchdown. He initiated a normal flare and "...Upon leveling the aircraft it assumed a slight nose-low attitude causing the aircraft to bounce slightly and yaw to the left." The helicopter contacted the ground again while in a right sideward momentum causing the skid to dig into grass and the helicopter to roll over.
Probable Cause: The improper landing flare by the pilot-rated student and the inadequate supervision of the pilot-rated student by the certified flight instructor, resulting in the improper touchdown of the helicopter and the helicopter rolling over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA06CA053
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 07:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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