ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385708
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| Date: | Sunday 24 June 2001 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269A |
| Owner/operator: | Del Rio Aviation |
| Registration: | N8724F |
| MSN: | 12-0039 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paso Robles, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Paso Robles Airport, CA (PRB/KPRB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single engine helicopter impacted the ground hard during an autorotational landing following a simulated loss of engine power. The flight instructor was simulating the loss of engine power to his student and noticed the rotor rpm was low when the helicopter was approximately 400 feet above the ground. The instructor ensured the collective was lowered all the way and placed the cyclic forward, but was unable to recover the rotor rpm. He flared the helicopter, but it landed hard resulting in the main rotor blades severing the tail boom.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during a practice autorotational landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA219
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 07:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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