19960111000489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Pompano Beach, FL · January 11, 1996

Date
January 11, 1996 · 09:30 local
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Airport
Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HTIS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33HF
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA061
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total400 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pulled pitch to early on autorotation landing. Landed back of skids pitched nose down. Rotors chopped tail.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PULLED PITCH TO EARLY ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. LANDED BACK OF SKIDS PITCHED NOSE DOWN. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.