What happened
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Mr. Teeb was giving privacy data omitted a check ride following an accident privacy data omitted had in September, 2009. After 30 minutes of maneuvers, Mr. Steeb briefed, and then instructed privacy data omitted to perform a hovering autorotation. privacy data omitted Then proceeded to bring aircraft to a hover 3-5' while Mr. Steeb reminded him that he wanted him to retard throttle. Aircraft then proceeded to drift up to approximately 9'. As this took place, privacy data omitted retarded the throttle which allowed the aircraft to descend to approximately 4". At this time, both pilots pulled the collective up and aircraft then experienced a hard landing. Mr. Steeb then exited the aircraft to survey damage to the aircraft to which he found none. privacy data omitted And Mr. Steeb then continued to perform two additional hovering auto rotations then returned to operator's facility. Mr. Steeb then asked a mechanic for the operator to inspect the aircraft due to the hard landing, where the mechanics identifed damage (wrinkle in skin) to the tailboom.
As the FAA filed it
MR. TEEB WAS GIVING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CHECK RIDE FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD IN SEPTEMBER, 2009. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF MANEUVERS, MR. STEEB BRIEFED, AND THEN INSTRUCTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PERFORM A HOVERING AUTOROTATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN PROCEEDED TO BRING AIRCRAFT TO A HOVER 3-5' WHILE MR. STEEB REMINDED HIM THAT HE WANTED HIM TO RETARD THROTTLE. AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIFT UP TO APPROXIMATELY 9'. AS THIS TOOK PLACE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETARDED THE THROTTLE WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TO APPROXIMATELY 4". AT THIS TIME, BOTH PILOTS PULLED THE COLLECTIVE UP AND AIRCRAFT THEN EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. MR. STEEB THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO SURVEY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TO WHICH HE FOUND NONE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND MR. STEEB THEN CONTINUED TO PERFORM TWO ADDITIONAL HOVERING AUTO ROTATIONS THEN RETURNED TO OPERATOR'S FACILITY. MR. STEEB THEN ASKED A MECHANIC FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE HARD LANDING, WHERE THE MECHANICS IDENTIFED DAMAGE (WRINKLE IN SKIN) TO THE TAILBOOM.
NTSB investigation
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