ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297725
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| Date: | Saturday 2 November 2019 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Mosquito Aviation XE |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | MXE1330E18B |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16 hours |
| Engine model: | Inntec 800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seffner, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seffner, FL (None) |
| Seffner, FL (None) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who did not hold a helicopter rating, stated that when he was trying to land his single-seat, unregistered experimental helicopter, he landed too fast and the main rotor blade flexed and struck the tail before the helicopter rolled over. The pilot's neighbor stated that the pilot purchased the helicopter about 6 months before the accident, and he would practice taking off from her property, located behind his house. She said that the helicopter landed hard and began "bouncing around" before it flipped over and crashed. The pilot reported that the helicopter had accrued 16 hours at the time of the accident and that there were no mechanical deficiencies that contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing, which resulted in a hard landing and dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of helicopter experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA037
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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