What happened
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(-23) On 10/02/2004 about 1630 EST helicopter, R-22, N220CK, while practicing auto-rotations overshot selected spot, did "s" turns prior to flaring and fell straight through, impacting on rear skid, chopping tail boom and rolled over. There were two occupants on board, an instructor and his student. Mark r. carr, cert. No 2634332 is the CFI and was PIC. Both occupants were taken to the hospital for observation and were released on same day. The aircraft was destroyed. CFI stated he took over the controls and demonstrated s-turns to reach pre-selected autorotation spot. He noted the airspeed and RPM were on the low side.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/02/2004 ABOUT 1630 EST HELICOPTER, R-22, N220CK, WHILE PRACTICING AUTO-ROTATIONS OVERSHOT SELECTED SPOT, DID "S" TURNS PRIOR TO FLARING AND FELL STRAIGHT THROUGH, IMPACTING ON REAR SKID, CHOPPING TAIL BOOM AND ROLLED OVER. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, AN INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT. MARK R. CARR, CERT. NO 2634332 IS THE CFI AND WAS PIC. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND WERE RELEASED ON SAME DAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. CFI STATED HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND DEMONSTRATED S-TURNS TO REACH PRE-SELECTED AUTOROTATION SPOT. HE NOTED THE AIRSPEED AND RPM WERE ON THE LOW SIDE.
NTSB investigation
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