What happened
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On February 29, 2000, at 1030 hrs. (EST), a Hughes 269 (TR55) helicopter owned by pasco county mosquito control and operated byprivacy data omittedcrashed helicopter into the ground during a practice autorotation on aerial observation flight. VFR flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot received no injuries. The PIC holds a commercial certificate (asel/ with instrument and helicopter ratings. The flight originated at the pasco county mosquito control, Odessa, Florida at 0945 hrs. The accident was pilot induced by the pilot mismanaging the controls. (.4)on February 28, 2000, at about 1030 eastern standard time, a Hughes TH-55, N9518K, registered to pasco county mosquito control, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 training flight crashed during a training autorotation. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The pilot departed from a private state heliport about 30 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he was conducting an autorotation with tur n. he started his deceleration between 75 to 100 feet. The helicopter was not slowing down, he applied aft cyclic and the helicopter entered into a vertical rate of descent. Collective pitch was increased, the helicopter collided with the ground in a tail low attitude separating the tail boom, and rolled over on its right side.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 29, 2000, AT 1030 HRS. (EST), A HUGHES 269 (TR55) HELICOPTER OWNED BY PASCO COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL AND OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA O^CRASHED HELICOPTER INTO THE GROUND DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION ON AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL/ WITH INSTRUMENT AND HELICOPTER RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PASCO COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL, ODESSA, FLORIDA AT 0945 HRS. THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT INDUCED BY THE PILOT MISMANAGING THE CONTROLS. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 28, 2000, AT ABOUT 1030 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HUGHES TH-55, N9518K, REGISTERED TO PASCO COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT CRASHED DURING A TRAINING AUTOROTATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE STATE HELIPORT ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS CONDUCTING AN AUTOROTATION WITH TUR N. HE STARTED HIS DECELERATION BETWEEN 75 TO 100 FEET. THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, HE APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AND THE HELICOPTER ENTERED INTO A VERTICAL RATE OF DESCENT. COLLECTIVE PITCH WAS INCREASED, THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE SEPARATING THE TAIL BOOM, AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.
NTSB investigation
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