ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312175
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 2022 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Bell Textron Inc |
| Registration: | N2036F |
| MSN: | 52123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6183 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C30 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Worth, TX (XS04) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hurst, TX (0TE2) |
| Fort Worth, TX (XS04) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, during the instructional flight practicing autorotations, the pilot receiving instruction flared the helicopter in a more pronounced nose up attitude, an aft cyclic and higher descent rate, but not excessive enough to require him to take control. During the landing, the main rotor blades contacted the tail boom. The tail rotor driveshaft and vertical fins were substantially damaged during the landing. The flight instructor reported that there were no of preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would preclude normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident, was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA059
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 2013 | N2036F | Bell Helicopter Customer Training Academy | 0 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-May-2023 08:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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