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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-3 · Opelousas, LA · October 14, 2007

Date: October 14, 2007 · 14:50 local
Place: Opelousas, LA
Airport: St Landry Parish-Ahart Field
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3108E
Reported as: Bell 206L3
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,288 total832 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N3108ERegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2016 · Bell 206L-3S/N 51498 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBell 206L-3 Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) While executing a hovering autorotation, the pilot receiving instruction responded to the simulated emergency by applying excessive pitch and a rapid application of throttle. The check airman attempted to retard the throttle to prevent an over torque or an over speed of the rotor and engine. At the instant the rapid increase of pitch and throttle application, the pilot receiving instruction over controlled the aircraft. The check airman was unable to prevent the aircraft from landing hard. The weather was VFR, the aircraft was on a local company flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE EXECUTING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION, THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION RESPONDED TO THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE PITCH AND A RAPID APPLICATION OF THROTTLE. THE CHECK AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RETARD THE THROTTLE TO PREVENT AN OVER TORQUE OR AN OVER SPEED OF THE ROTOR AND ENGINE. AT THE INSTANT THE RAPID INCREASE OF PITCH AND THROTTLE APPLICATION, THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION OVER CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CHECK AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM LANDING HARD. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN.