ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234300
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| Date: | Monday 23 September 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Mosquito Aviation XE |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N849GF |
| MSN: | MXE1339J18B |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 0 hours |
| Engine model: | Zanzottera MZ202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kershaw, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kershaw, SC |
| Kershaw, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff from his private cement pad and about 2 ft above ground level, the helicopter "darted forward and left." He attempted to correct the drift, but the helicopter began "swinging back and forth," the left skid impacted the ground, and the helicopter then dynamically rolled over. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor blades and tailboom. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. The student added that the he "did not have the cyclic in a neutral position when he lifted off” and that the accident flight was his first flight in the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper cyclic input during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control, the skid impacting the ground, and a subsequent dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2020 18:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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