# Accident 20230329005629A: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, Clarksville, TN, March 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Airport: Outlaw Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7PYS
- Location: 36.6219° N, 87.4149° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6219&lon=-87.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242JL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELICOPTERES GUIMBAL CABRI G2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230329005629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA172), Mar 29, 2023: Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 (N242JL), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action following an abrupt control input by the student pilot, which resulted in abnormal contact with the ground and a dynamic rollover.

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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