What happened
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Investigation: on September 30, 2020 at approximately 1507(l) near Bentonville, AR, the pilot of N250Z, privacy data omitted was involved in an accident that resulted in the tail of the helicopter coming in contact with the ground and substantial damage resulting. The accident pilot was on a supervised solo, and has a private pilot airplane single engine land certificate, and is adding a helicopter category rating to that certificate. Accident pilot provided pictures, statement, and certificate # to the investigating inspector. Investigating inspector also called the student's instructor to gain further clarity.
Root cause analysis: lack of knowledge. Investigation revealed that most likely cause was loss of tail rotor effectiveness during out of ground effect hovering turns.
Corrective action: investigating inspector provided counseling and best techniques for conducting pedal turns using power pedal, and corrective actions in the event of lte. Investigating inspector also counseled the students instructor on teaching this aerodynamic phenomenon.
Comments: this deviation is permanently fixed due to the investigating inspector providing a teach, coach, mentoring regarding procedures leading to lte, and corrective action to the student and the instructor.
As the FAA filed it
INVESTIGATION: ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1507(L) NEAR BENTONVILLE, AR, THE PILOT OF N250Z, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING. THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO, AND HAS A PRIVATE PILOT AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND CERTIFICATE, AND IS ADDING A HELICOPTER CATEGORY RATING TO THAT CERTIFICATE. ACCIDENT PILOT PROVIDED PICTURES, STATEMENT, AND CERTIFICATE # TO THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR. INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR ALSO CALLED THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR TO GAIN FURTHER CLARITY.
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS DURING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVERING TURNS.
CORRECTIVE ACTION: INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR PROVIDED COUNSELING AND BEST TECHNIQUES FOR CONDUCTING PEDAL TURNS USING POWER PEDAL, AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IN THE EVENT OF LTE. INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR ALSO COUNSELED THE STUDENTS INSTRUCTOR ON TEACHING THIS AERODYNAMIC PHENOMENON.
COMMENTS: THIS DEVIATION IS PERMANENTLY FIXED DUE TO THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR PROVIDING A TEACH, COACH, MENTORING REGARDING PROCEDURES LEADING TO LTE, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TO THE STUDENT AND THE INSTRUCTOR.
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