ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289782
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 August 2013 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N8051E |
| MSN: | TWH-15 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2665 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO435A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Falls, TX (KPVT) |
| Wichita Falls, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the flight instructor initiated a simulated autorotation during an instructional flight, he instructed the student pilot to perform a power recovery. However, the student pilot delayed increasing the power, and the rotor rpm decayed. The flight instructor realized that it was too late to make a full recovery, so he took the flight controls and leveled the helicopter for touchdown and pulled the collective. The helicopter landed hard in a soft field, which resulted in damage to the tail rotor and main rotor blades. The flight instructor stated that he deviated from his normal procedure for recovery from a simulated forced landing and that, if he had used the procedure, the accident may not have happened.
Probable Cause: The delayed remedial action by the flight instructor during a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13LA523
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 18:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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