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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 369E · Phoenix, AZ · July 17, 1997

Date
July 17, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Williams Gateway Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46EE
Reported as
Hughes 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total100 in this make and model35 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.

Practice auto rotations. CFI increased aft cylic to cushion landing. Tail skid hit runway. Bent tail rotor balde tip

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE AUTO ROTATIONS. CFI INCREASED AFT CYLIC TO CUSHION LANDING. TAIL SKID HIT RUNWAY.BENT TAIL ROTOR BALDE TIP

Other reports on N46EE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.