ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294893
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| Date: | Saturday 27 December 2003 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Doyle Helicopter LLC |
| Registration: | N358SS |
| MSN: | 121 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 907 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming HO-360-C1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Byron, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Batavia-Genesee County Airport, NY (KGVQ) |
| Batavia-Genesee County Airport, NY (KGVQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing autorotations into an off airport open field. The landing was hard, and the pilot received serious injuries. The pilot reported the he felt a shudder during the autorotation, and tried to regain airspeed by using forward cyclic, but he was unable to regain airspeed. Examination of the helicopter found evidence of low main rotor rpm. No discrepancies were found with the flight controls and engine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper use of the collective, and failure to maintain main rotor rpm, which resulted in low main rotor rpm and a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC04LA051
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 15:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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