20100506033189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes Heli 369E · West Palm Beach, FL · May 6, 2010

Date
May 6, 2010 · 12:15 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
North Palm Beach County Genera
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5189K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA255
Reported as
Hughes Heli 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total345 in this make and model60 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.

Berlin was giving flight instruction to marcus head. On the second auto rotation they flared and impacted the ground. The rotor blades struck the tail boom and severed the tail.

As the FAA filed it

BERLIN WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO MARCUS HEAD. ON THE SECOND AUTO ROTATION THEY FLARED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND SEVERED THE TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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