What happened
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(-23) The ip was instructing the student/owner of N30545 @ dvt. During normal t/o @ approx. 300 ft. (AGL) a sudden loss of engine power was noticed (yaw "kick") and quickly regained. The a/c continued climbing and @ too ft. (AGL) another abrupt power loss occurred and recovered. The ip returned to north ramp area of dvt. During a normal approach, the flare/increase of power (to hover) produced a loud "growling" noise from engine area with a reduction of nr and power. The helicopter made ground contact on the tarmac in a relatively flat attitude, but with some forward speed. The tail of the helicopter became excessively high causing the nose of the vehicle to contact the ground, as did the m/rotor blades. A "dynamic roll-over" followed causing the helicopter to come to rest on it's left side, extensively damaged. The two (2) pilots were not injured and there was no post-crash fire. (.19) on December 16, 2002, at 0903 mountain standard time, an experimental anderson rotorway exec 162F helicopter, N30545, rolled over during a hard landing following a loss of engine power on final approach to Deer valley airport (dvt), Phoenix, Arizona. The private pilot/owner was operating the h elicopter under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and one passenger were not injured; the helicopter sustained substantial damage. The personal local flight departed dvt at an undetermined time. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. A federal aviation administration accident coordinator interviewed the pilot. The pilot said that he had completed several practice touch-and-go landings. He heard grinding noises on final approach for another touch-and-go. The engine lost power and the helicopter landed hard and rolled over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE IP WAS INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT/OWNER OF N30545 @ DVT. DURING NORMAL T/O @ APPROX. 300 FT. (AGL) A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS NOTICED (YAW "KICK") AND QUICKLY REGAINED. THE A/C CONTINUED CLIMBING AND @ TOO FT. (AGL) ANOTHER ABRUPT POWER LOSS OCCURRED AND RECOVERED. THE IP RETURNED TO NORTH RAMP AREA OF DVT. DURING A NORMAL APPROACH, THE FLARE/INCREASE OF POWER (TO HOVER) PRODUCED A LOUD "GROWLING" NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA WITH A REDUCTION OF NR AND POWER. THE HELICOPTER MADE GROUND CONTACT ON THE TARMAC IN A RELATIVELY FLAT ATTITUDE, BUT WITH SOME FORWARD SPEED. THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER BECAME EXCESSIVELY HIGH CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE TO CONTACT THE GROUND, AS DID THE M/ROTOR BLADES. A "DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER" FOLLOWED CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO COME TO REST ON IT'S LEFT SIDE, EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE TWO (2) PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. (.19) ON DECEMBER 16, 2002, AT 0903 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ANDERSON ROTORWAY EXEC 162F HELICOPTER, N30545, ROLLED OVER DURING A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON FINAL APPROACH TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE H ELICOPTER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED DVT AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. HE HEARD GRINDING NOISES ON FINAL APPROACH FOR ANOTHER TOUCH-AND-GO. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND ROLLED OVER.
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