What happened
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On 06/02/2022 at approximately 3:00PM PDT, Bell HH-1H N91JK, departed Reno-stead airport to conduct familiarization/exercise training for the washoe county sheriff?s office. At approximately 4:00PM PDT, pilot and copilot were conducting off field takeoffs and landings. On the second takeoff the pilot's left steel toed boot got stuck under the left anti-torque pedal, and was caught on the front of the foot rest panel at the heel of the boot. This resulted in uncontrollable left rotation, and when the aircraft was settling on the ground it continued left rotation for approximately 2 turns collapsing the skids and coming to rest on its belly. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage bulkheads, and tail boom. No post-accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/02/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00PM PDT, BELL HH-1H N91JK, DEPARTED RENO-STEAD AIRPORT TO CONDUCT FAMILIARIZATION/EXERCISE TRAINING FOR THE WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF?S OFFICE. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00PM PDT, PILOT AND COPILOT WERE CONDUCTING OFF FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE SECOND TAKEOFF THE PILOT'S LEFT STEEL TOED BOOT GOT STUCK UNDER THE LEFT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL, AND WAS CAUGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE FOOT REST PANEL AT THE HEEL OF THE BOOT. THIS RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT ROTATION, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING ON THE GROUND IT CONTINUED LEFT ROTATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TURNS COLLAPSING THE SKIDS AND COMING TO REST ON ITS BELLY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE BULKHEADS, AND TAIL BOOM. NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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