ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295322
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 2003 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | D-bar Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N58363 |
| MSN: | 690796 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Columbia, CA (O22) |
| Columbia, CA (O22) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter collided with terrain during a practice autorotative landing in a open field. The CFI was preparing the student for his commercial helicopter add-on rating. During the fourth autorotation landing attempt, the student held the landing flare too long and too low to the ground. The CFI felt the tail rotor strike the ground. He then came on to the controls and landed the helicopter after it had yawed 180 degrees.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's improper execution of the autorotation. Also causal, was the CFI's delayed remedial action and supervision of the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03CA264
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 07:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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