ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297484
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| Date: | Sunday 24 March 2002 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7490F |
| MSN: | 570596 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7602 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360 D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bessemer, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bessemer Airport, AL (KEKY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the successful completion of one practice straight-in autorotation to the grass area between the runway and taxiway, terminating with a power-on three foot hover, the CFI asked the student to repeat the same maneuver. On the second attempt, the student over controlled aft cyclic and caused a tail rotor strike before the CFI could recognize and counter the student's abrupt control input. The rotorcraft entered an uncontrolled right yaw until the landing skid caught the terrain, and rolled over on its right side. The student and CFI evacuated the rotorcraft out the left door, unhurt.
Probable Cause: The failure of the flight instructor to adequately monitor the student's rotorcraft control, resulting in an abrupt cyclic input causing a tail rotor strike of the terrain while entering a hover, and the resulting rollover during an uncontrolled descent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA02LA070
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 19:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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