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FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Clearwater, FL · April 24, 2013

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Date
April 24, 2013 · 17:30 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Airport
Peter O'Knight
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N610TP
Reported as
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total694 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N610TPRegistered now · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4S/N 52374 · Built 2008Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C30PTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a training flight using the Bell helicopter instructor pilot on board, pilot executed a precision auto rotation with a 180 degree turn to an improved hard surfaced runway. The aircraft developed a high sink rate with low rotor RPM at the bottom causing insufficient rotor to cushion the aircraft upon touch down. Aircraft fell vertical but with a high forward momentum causing a ground slide of over 150 feet. Damage to landing skids and landing light.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT USING THE BELL HELICOPTER INSTRUCTOR PILOT ON BOARD, PILOT EXECUTED A PRECISION AUTO ROTATION WITH A 180 DEGREE TURN TO AN IMPROVED HARD SURFACED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE WITH LOW ROTOR RPM AT THE BOTTOM CAUSING INSUFFICIENT ROTOR TO CUSHION THE AIRCRAFT UPON TOUCH DOWN. AIRCRAFT FELL VERTICAL BUT WITH A HIGH FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSING A GROUND SLIDE OF OVER 150 FEET. DAMAGE TO LANDING SKIDS AND LANDING LIGHT.