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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C-1 · Ormond Beach, FL · May 17, 2008

Date: May 17, 2008 · 11:30 local
Place: Ormond Beach, FL
Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: T1NS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N142TA
Reported as: Hughes 269C1
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360G1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total55 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N142TARegistered now · Schweizer 269C-1S/N 0287 · Built 2007 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C-1 Engine modelLycoming HIO-360-G1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On 5/16/2008 student pilot was soloing in the helicopter performing pattern work. She wanted a short break; so she landed the helicopter and removed her hands from the controls without using friction locks to secure them. The collective began rising, and the helicopter began to vibrate. The student pilot thought the helicopter was going into ground resonance and she quickly exited the aircraft. The helicopter sustained rotor head damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 5/16/2008 STUDENT PILOT WAS SOLOING IN THE HELICOPTER PERFORMING PATTERN WORK. SHE WANTED A SHORT BREAK; SO SHE LANDED THE HELICOPTER AND REMOVED HER HANDS FROM THE CONTROLS WITHOUT USING FRICTION LOCKS TO SECURE THEM. THE COLLECTIVE BEGAN RISING, AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE STUDENT PILOT THOUGHT THE HELICOPTER WAS GOING INTO GROUND RESONANCE AND SHE QUICKLY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED ROTOR HEAD DAMAGE.