ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354556
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1998 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Air Service |
| Registration: | N60WJ |
| MSN: | 45276 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7160 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot flew for 1 hour 35 minutes in the airport area. During the flight, they performed training maneuvers, touchdown autorotations, hovering autorotations, and simulated tail rotor malfunctions. After returning to the ramp after the flight, company maintenance personnel found damage consistent with the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom. The CFI and student stated they did not know when the damage occurred and that they did not feel any vibration to suggest damage during the flight.
Probable Cause: failure of the flight crew to maintain main rotor RPM during a landing touchdown, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA148
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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