ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285374
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| Date: | Friday 20 May 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta A109 |
| Owner/operator: | Inaer Helicopter France |
| Registration: | F-GLEE |
| MSN: | 11603 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valence-Chabeuil Airport, Drôme 26 -
 France
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Valence-Chabeuil Airport (VAF/LFLU) |
| Valence-Chabeuil Airport (VAF/LFLU) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor pilot and the trainee pilot took off from the unpaved runway 19 of the Valenca airfield for an instructional flight for the award of a type rating. The session included an airfield circuit and engine failure exercises on takeoff.
The instructor asked the trainee to follow him on the controls during takeoff and started a demonstration at about 80 ft. He indicated that as he flared, he felt the helicopter sink. He pulled back on the general pitch but was unable to prevent the tail rotor from contacting the ground. The helicopter landed hard. The vertical acceleration recorded was 1.72 g.
Conclusions
The accident was due to a late action of the instructor on the controls during the flare. Unfavorable aerological conditions and the instructor's limited experience with this type of exercise may have contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/heurt-du-rotor-anticouple-avec-le-sol-lors-dun-exercice-de-panne-moteur-en-instruction
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 08:54 | harro | Added |
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