19890526059139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Ardmore, OK · May 26, 1989

Date
May 26, 1989 · 17:15 local
Place
Ardmore, OK
Airport
Ardmore Downtown Executive
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2202C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89LA104
Reported as
Bell 47D1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
343 total95 in this make and model101 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Landed hard from a practice autorotation. Student unable to flare for landing. Unable to correct, blamed wind.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. STUDENT UNABLE TO FLARE FOR LANDING. UNABLE TO CORRECT, BLAMED WIND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2202C · 2

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