ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385996
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| Date: | Monday 23 April 2001 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 beta |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N806EH |
| MSN: | 1452 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5687 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fortuna, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento-Executive Airport, CA (SAC/KSAC) |
| Franklin Field, CA (Q53) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was practicing hover autorotation maneuvers. Three hover autorotations had been conducted jointly, with both the student and the flight instructor on the flight controls. The fourth attempt was to be done with only the student holding the fllight controls. According to the instructor, when he reduced the throttle to initiate the practice hover autorotation, the student lowered the collective so abruptly that he could not prevent a hard landing. After landing, the helicopter rolled onto its side.
Probable Cause: The student's improper procedure during a practice emergency that exceeded the instructor's reaction capability.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA156
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 10:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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