From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a practice autorotation, the instructor failed to roll on throttle in a timely manner in order to perform a power recovery to a hover. The aircraft touched down and rocked forward. The incident was not noticed at the time and the flight instruction continued. After the flight, it was discovered that one of the main rotor blades struck one of the tail boom vertical stabilizers. The vertical stabilizer experienced minor damage and scuff marks were visible on the main rotor blade under camber .
As the FAA filed it
DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO ROLL ON THROTTLE IN A TIMELY MANNER IN ORDER TO PERFORM A POWER RECOVERY TO A HOVER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROCKED FORWARD. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT NOTICED AT THE TIME AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION CONTINUED. AFTER THE FLIGHT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK ONE OF THE TAIL BOOM VERTICAL STABILIZERS. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE AND SCUFF MARKS WERE VISIBLE ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE UNDER CAMBER .
Other reports on N2072M · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.