# Accident 20220719007639A: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, Granite City, IL, July 19, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 19, 2022, 12:27 local time - Place: Granite City, IL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141) - Operator: 3MYS - Location: 38.6821° N, 90.1023° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6821&lon=-90.1023&mi=10 - Aircraft: N457PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N457PA) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 23 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA326) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220719007639A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 19, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1227L, A GUIMBAL CABRI G-2 HELICOPTER, N457PA, REGISTERED TO A PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, IDEAL AVIATION (CH), MADE A HARD LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED NEAR HORSESHOE LAKE, LATITUDE: 38°40?58.8? N AND LONGITUDE: 90°06?12.6?. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY EITHER THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) OR STUDENT PILOT (SP). A PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT CONSISTING OF NUMEROUS HIGH AND LOW RECONS AND AT LEAST FOUR (4) LANDINGS. PRIOR TO THE LAST APPROCH TO LANDING, CFI AND SP LISTENED TO THE WEATHER REPORT OUT OF CPS TO VERIFY THEIR WIND ANALYSIS WAS ACCURATE. ONCE THEY HAD OBTAINED THE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION, CFI INSTRUCTED THE SP TO CONDUCT AND TALK THROUGH A HIGH AND LOW RECON, VERIFY THE WINDS AND SET UP FOR A STEP APPROACH. SP HAD PRIMARY CONTROLS BUT CFI STATED HE WAS STILL ON THE CONTROLS TO ENSURE QUICK RESPONSE IN THE CHANCE OF A MISTAKE BY THE SP. AS THEY REACHED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND WITH A FORWARD AIR SPEED BELOW EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONAL LIFT (ETL), N457PA BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT, INDICATING AIRCRAFT HAD BEGUN TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS (LTE), AND THE CFI ANNOUNCED HE HAD CONTROLS. CFI WAS ABLE, FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, TO USE THE ANTI-TORQUE PEDALS TO ARREST THE YAW BEFORE THE SPIN BEGAN AGAIN. CFI RELATED THE CONTROLS FELT VERY HEAVY LIKE FLYING A ROBINSON-44 WITH HYDRAULICS OFF. JUST BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND, CFI STATED HE WAS OUT OF PEDAL AND BEGAN TO LOWER THE COLLECTIVE TO HELP SLOW THE RATE OF SPIN. THE SPIN HAD SLOWED, AS AIRCRAFT MADE THE HARD TOUCHDOWN, ENOUGH AS TO NOT CONTINUE THE SPIN ON THE GROUND AND CAUSE A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. CFI THEN PULLED THE MIXTURE, SHUTTING DOWN AIRCRAFT, ENSURED BOTH WERE NOT INJURED AND THEY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. CFI THEN BEGAN THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. ASI ASKED SP TO EXPLAIN HIS VERSION OF THE DAY?S EVENTS AND THEY COINCIDED WITH CFI?S DESCRIPTION. SP STATED, ONCE THE YAW BEGAN AND THE CFI EXPLAINED HE HAD CONTROLS, HE STIFFENED UP AND HAD A DEATH GRIP ON CONTROLS. SP STATED, JUST BEFORE AIRCRAFT MADE THE HARD LANDING, CFI EXCLAIMED YOU ARE FIGHTING ME ON THE CONTROLS. SP DETAILED AT THAT TIME HE FORCED HIMSELF OFF THE CONTROLS AND CFI WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE SPIN AND SOMEWHAT CUSHION THE LANDING. ONCE THE ROTOR BLADES QUIT SPINNING THEY VERIFIED THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND THEY BOTH EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF FURTHER INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CEN22LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA326), Jul 19, 2022: Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 (N457PA), Madison, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of tail rotor effectiveness resulting in an in-flight loss of control. ## Other reports on N457PA (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20240131007359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240131007359I), Jan 31, 2024: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (N457PA), Sauget, IL, Minor damage. On 01/31/2024, helicopter student pilot experienced smoke in the cockpit while holding position at the end of the runway after a normal approach and landing.… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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