What happened
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(-23) On may 07, 2003, at 1024 local, a BHT-206B, N81519, owned by Textron financial corp, c/o Cessna finance corp, 220 west Douglas suite 300, wichita, KS 67202. While demonstrating to a student, an out of ground effect, practice autorotation from 500 feet AGL at 0 knots airspeed, upon touch down the aircraft landed level but hard. The aircraft bounced once and on contact with the ground, the tail boom bent down. The training flight was not on a flight plan and the weather conditions were clear. The aircraft was substantially damaged but the instructor and his student incurred no injuries. The pilot holds a rotorcraft helicopter flight instructor certificate. The flight originated at Bell helicopter plant 8 at Hurst on 05-07-2003.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 07, 2003, AT 1024 LOCAL, A BHT-206B, N81519, OWNED BY TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORP, C/O CESSNA FINANCE CORP, 220 WEST DOUGLAS SUITE 300, WICHITA, KS 67202. WHILE DEMONSTRATING TO A STUDENT, AN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, PRACTICE AUTOROTATION FROM 500 FEET AGL AT 0 KNOTS AIRSPEED, UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LEVEL BUT HARD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE TAIL BOOM BENT DOWN. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THE INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT INCURRED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A ROTORCRAFT HELICOPTER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BELL HELICOPTER PLANT 8 AT HURST ON 05-07-2003.
NTSB investigation
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