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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Clarksville, TN · March 29, 2023

Date
March 29, 2023 · 12:00 local
Place
Clarksville, TN
Airport
Outlaw Field
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
7PYS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N242JL
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA172
Reported as
Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-J2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
320 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During hover training, instructor gave control of the cyclic to the student. The student made an abrupt aft cyclic input causing tail to impact the ground causing dynamic rollover.

As the FAA filed it

DURING HOVER TRAINING, INSTRUCTOR GAVE CONTROL OF THE CYCLIC TO THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT MADE AN ABRUPT AFT CYCLIC INPUT CAUSING TAIL TO IMPACT THE GROUND CAUSING DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.