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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Fort Worth, TX · June 12, 2009

Date: June 12, 2009 · 10:45 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43791
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA351
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total12,000 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.

Flight instructor was conducting 180 autorotations when he tried to starch an autorotation landing hard and short on the grass end of the runway tail of the helicopter came in contact with the main rotor blades tail section was severed and aircraft slid down the runway 75 feet with tail section back and the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING 180 AUTOROTATIONS WHEN HE TRIED TO STARCH AN AUTOROTATION LANDING HARD AND SHORT ON THE GRASS END OF THE RUNWAY TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TAIL SECTION WAS SEVERED AND AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY 75 FEET WITH TAIL SECTION BACK AND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA351Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJustin, TXThe instructor pilot's failure to add sufficient power early enough to compensate for the strong gusting headwinds.Jun 12, 2009 · Substantial damage