ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289900
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 2013 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Heliservices LLC |
| Registration: | N123HP |
| MSN: | 45394 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C40B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Inyokern, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Inyokern-Kern County Airport, CA (IYK/KIYK) |
| Inyokern-Kern County Airport, CA (IYK/KIYK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a flight for the purpose of the pilot to acquire the minimum flight hours to act as pilot-in-command, he and a pilot providing training (who was not a flight instructor) of the helicopter were practicing autorotation's from flight to a power recovery. The pilot providing training stated that on the fourth autorotation the pilot allowed the rotor rpm to decay and then froze on the controls, not allowing him to increase the throttle. He was able to level the helicopter; however, it landed hard and the main rotor blades struck and severed the tail boom.
The pilot reported that at the initiation of the maneuver, the pilot providing training rolled the throttle off, and the downwind glide was established. The pilot stated that as he leveled the helicopter and collective was pulled, he realized that the engine was not completely back on line. The pilot providing training subsequently took over the flight controls and flew the helicopter to the ground.
Both pilots reported the need for better verbal commands or stating intentions throughout the maneuver.
Neither pilot reported a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control during a practice autorotation maneuver and the pilot providing training's delayed remedial action which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication between the two pilots.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR13CA329
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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