What happened
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Rocked forward on skids at touchdown from practice autorotation. Main rotors flexed down and chopped tailboom.
As the FAA filed it
ROCKED FORWARD ON SKIDS AT TOUCHDOWN FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. MAIN ROTORS FLEXED DOWN AND CHOPPED TAILBOOM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4229A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20050413006029INormal Cruise · New Cumberland, PA(-23) On April 13, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] operated Bell helicopter N4229A from capital city airport until the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. He performed an autorotation to the Pennsylvania turnpike. He did not ensure adequate fuel for…Incident 19910330015629IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Butler, MDEngine quit in flight. Entered autoratation and landed in field. Found two studs on NR1 cylinder were broken.