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FAA incident report · Robsin R44 · Torrance, CA · February 23, 2009

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Date
February 23, 2009 · 08:17 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4057D
Reported as
Robsin R44
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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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 helicopter was taxied over to point of departure and performed 3 hover autorotations. A normal takeoff and climb were initiated, then a straight out departure from Torrance airport. Pilot climbed to 2000 feet MSL upon reaching the beach area began to lower the collective and simutaneously roll down the throttle to initiate and autorotation as part of the manufacturers proving tests. As soon as pilot made this power adjustment, the engine quit and the aircraft subsequently was autorotated and made an uneventful landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS TAXIED OVER TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AND PERFORMED 3 HOVER AUTOROTATIONS. A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB WERE INITIATED, THEN A STRAIGHT OUT DEPARTURE FROM TORRANCE AIRPORT. PILOT CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET MSL UPON REACHING THE BEACH AREA BEGAN TO LOWER THE COLLECTIVE AND SIMUTANEOUSLY ROLL DOWN THE THROTTLE TO INITIATE AND AUTOROTATION AS PART OF THE MANUFACTURERS PROVING TESTS. AS SOON AS PILOT MADE THIS POWER ADJUSTMENT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS AUTOROTATED AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.