ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354437
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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 1998 |
| Time: | 16:18 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Bell Helicopter Textron |
| Registration: | N206TA |
| MSN: | 4463 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 536 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hurst, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (2F2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an autorotation, the helicopter landed hard. The flight instructor was demonstrating an autorotation with a 180 degree turn to Lane 4, at the Bell Helicopter Hurst Heliport. At approximately 100 feet AGL, the flight instructor determined a power recovery was necessary, and at about 50 to 70 feet he increased the throttle to full on; however, the engine did not respond. As the autorotation continued, the instructor 'continued to try and get the throttle and engine to respond.' The helicopter touched down on the end of Lane 4, bounced and veered off of the lane 45 degrees to the right. The helicopter then touched down in the grass bouncing two more times before coming to a stop upright about 70 feet from the end of the lane. The instructor reported that as the aircraft bounced and ran through the grass he 'felt [the] engine begin to spool and [he] closed the throttle to idle.' The aircraft's engine was inspected and returned to service.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delayed recovery from a simulated autorotative landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA235
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| 11-Mar-2024 14:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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