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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Doug MD900 · Aurora, CO · January 11, 2002

Date: January 11, 2002 · 09:00 local
Place: Aurora, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: D0HL
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N902AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN02LA019
Reported as: Doug MD900

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was instructing and demonstrating a loss of anti-torque maneuver. The aircraft developed a high sink rate and the pilot was unable to recover in time to avoid a hard landing which spread the skids, jammed the thrust device, buckled and cracked the housing around the skids at the fuselage. Rotor hub damage was also evident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS INSTRUCTING AND DEMONSTRATING A LOSS OF ANTI-TORQUE MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME TO AVOID A HARD LANDING WHICH SPREAD THE SKIDS, JAMMED THE THRUST DEVICE, BUCKLED AND CRACKED THE HOUSING AROUND THE SKIDS AT THE FUSELAGE. ROTOR HUB DAMAGE WAS ALSO EVIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN02LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAurora, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to inadvertent settling with power resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the improperly planned approach, the high density altitude, and the encounter with vortex ring state.Jan 11, 2002 · Substantial damage