# Accident 20040124001719A: Urocop EC120B, Hampton, GA, January 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2004, 16:50 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County/Morris Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3931° N, 84.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3931&lon=-84.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125MG-2005-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter EC120B (registry code 8680987, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-ec120b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIUS-2F (registry code 60010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arrius-2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UROCOP EC120B
- Pilot flight hours: 15,300 total, 669 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040124001719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, ATP RATED STUDENT WAS CONDUCTING A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION. DURING THE FLARE, STUDENT APPLIED ADDITIONAL REAR CYCLIC, CAUSING THE TAIL STINGER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT REBOUNDED TO A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM, SEVERING THE TAIL ROTOR. THE INSTRUCTOR RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA070), Jan 24, 2004: Eurocopter France EC120B (N125MG), Jonesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's inadequate supervision, and the dual-student's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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