# Accident 20200930012039A: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, Bentonville, AR, September 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2020, 15:07 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Airport: Sugar Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4057° N, 94.1735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUGAR CREEK (58AR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4057&lon=-94.1735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N250Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (registry code 9000001, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicopteres-guimbal-cabri-g2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELICOPTERES GUIMBAL CABRI G2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200930012039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N250Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20221012016009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221012016009I), Oct 12, 2022: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (N250Z), Bentonville, AR, Minor damage. Airman statement: I entered a practice hover auto as trained and how I had succesfully practiced 3 times prior in the same flight. Into wind, rolled the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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