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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SCORPION2 · Tucson, AZ · September 8, 2004

Date: September 8, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Airport: Tucson International
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N214SM
Reported as: Amtr SCORPION2
Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total20 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N214SMRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Morgan Michael A ROTORWY SCORPION TWOS/N 007 · Built 2004 Airframe modelMorgan Michael A ROTORWY SCORPION TWO Engine modelRotorway RW-145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The instructor and student had been in a hover approx. 20 minutes, two(2) feet off the ground, when a loud noise was heard in the transmission compartment behind them and a subsequent loss of main rotor drive. A routine "hovering autorotation" was performed by the instructor with very little consequence. No injuries to the occupants and no post-event fire. The helicopter's l/h skid was found to be slightly bent (repairable) at the aft, lwr attaching strut point. No other damage to the helicopter was found. The powerplant was operating normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD BEEN IN A HOVER APPROX. 20 MINUTES, TWO(2) FEET OFF THE GROUND, WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENT BEHIND THEM AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR DRIVE. A ROUTINE "HOVERING AUTOROTATION" WAS PERFORMED BY THE INSTRUCTOR WITH VERY LITTLE CONSEQUENCE. NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND NO POST-EVENT FIRE. THE HELICOPTER'S L/H SKID WAS FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT (REPAIRABLE) AT THE AFT, LWR ATTACHING STRUT POINT. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER WAS FOUND. THE POWERPLANT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.