ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368717
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| Date: | Friday 26 May 1989 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Versatile Aviation |
| Registration: | N2202C |
| MSN: | M-1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3434 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 210 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ardmore, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (1FO) |
| (1FO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACFT WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF A HARD LNDG DURING A PRACTICE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION THAT WAS BEING DEMONSTRATED BY THE CFI TO THE STUDENT PLT. WINDS HAD INCREASED DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLT TO THE PT THAT THE STUDENT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME CONTROLLING THE ACFT, WHEN THE CFI DECIDED TO DEMONSTARTE AUTOROTATIONS. DURING THE 2ND AUTO, THE ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE DURING FINAL DESCENT WHICH THE CFI COULD NOT ARREST PRIOR TO THE HARD LANDING. THE CFI STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE NORTHERLY AT 13 KTS GUSTONG TO 21 KTS AND THAT HE FELT THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEVELOPING A DANGEROUS SINK RATE DURING THE AUTOROTATION AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION BY EXECUTING A POWER RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA104
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 1989 | N2202C | Versatile Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Ardmore, OK | |
sub |
| 25 April 1995 | N2202C | Versatile Aviation, Inc. | 2 | Ardmore, OK | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 06:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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