What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 30, 2022 at 0900 CDT, a pilot and flight instructor were performing practice autorotations to runway 2 at the Idabel airport. After touchdown on the runway, the pilot trainee abruptly lowered the collective while the main rotor was at a low rotor RPM. The main rotor blade flapped excessively causing the blade to flap downward striking and severing the tailboom causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There was no post crash fire. There were no injuries to the pilot and instructor pilot. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were visual meteorlogical conditions.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 30, 2022 AT 0900 CDT, A PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS TO RUNWAY 2 AT THE IDABEL AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT TRAINEE ABRUPTLY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE WHILE THE MAIN ROTOR WAS AT A LOW ROTOR RPM. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE FLAPPED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE BLADE TO FLAP DOWNWARD STRIKING AND SEVERING THE TAILBOOM CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.