ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356565
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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 1996 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369E |
| Owner/operator: | Md Helicopter Systems |
| Registration: | N842LA |
| MSN: | 0020E |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2229 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 259-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KFFZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A certified flight instructor (CFI) was administering dual instruction to a certificated pilot. A recently seeded and irrigated grass landing area was selected for practice (touchdown) autorotations. The grass surface was wet and uneven. The helicopter's right skid caught in the sod during the landing ground run, and the helicopter rolled onto it's right side. Both pilot's attempted to prevent the rollover by applying full left cyclic without success. There was a left 5-knot crosswind reported by the air traffic control tower at the time.
Probable Cause: the selection of an unsuitable landing area by the flight instructor (CFI). Factors relating to the accident were: soft/wet terrain in the selected landing area, and the crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA021
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 08:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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