ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294987
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| Date: | Saturday 15 November 2003 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes OH-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Mg Aviation |
| Registration: | N536 |
| MSN: | 58-0504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3797 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C10D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Greenville Downtown Airport, SC (GMU/KGMU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), while conducting an instructional flight an autorotation was performed. After the autorotation the CFI brought the helicopter to a hover, and then climbed to an altitude of approximately 200 feet for another practice autorotation. The helicopter briefly shuttered and the aft section of the tail boom separated from the airframe. The helicopter began spinning and came to rest in a thicket of pine trees. According to a witness at the scene of the practice autorotation, he recalled hearing a loud "pop" when the helicopter touched down. The CFI did not hear or feel anything unusual during or after the autorotation, and reported a normal takeoff. A survey of the first touchdown point revealed a pie shaped piece of blue metal on the ground. Further examination revealed the pie shaped piece of metal fit an area on the tail boom. Examination revealed the main rotor blades had blue paint on the tips. No mechanical or flight control malfunctions were reported by the CFI.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing and a main rotor/tailboom strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL04LA037
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Oct-2022 16:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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