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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RAF2000 · Adrian, MI · November 2, 1996

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Date: November 2, 1996 · 13:52 local
Place: Adrian, MI
Airport: Lenawee County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N914TV
Reported as: Amtr RAF2000

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft, on day-vfr flight, 2 1/2 miles south of departure airport, adg, made several nose up-nose down maneuvers, main rotor contacted rudder, vertical stabilizer and propeller resulting in separation of propeller blades, rudder and vertical stabilizer and severe damage to rotor blades. Rotor blades folded upward and aircraft descended vertically and impacted ground. Strong winds may have contributed to pilot induced oscillations (pio). Student pilot frost was very low time and was not signed off for solo flight. No mechanical or control system problems were evident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT, ON DAY-VFR FLIGHT, 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT, ADG, MADE SEVERAL NOSE UP-NOSE DOWN MANEUVERS, MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED RUDDER, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND PROPELLER RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF PROPELLER BLADES, RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO ROTOR BLADES. ROTOR BLADES FOLDED UPWARD AND AIRCRAFT DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND IMPACTED GROUND. STRONG WINDS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS (PIO). STUDENT PILOT FROST WAS VERY LOW TIME AND WAS NOT SIGNED OFF FOR SOLO FLIGHT. NO MECHANICAL OR CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT.