What happened
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On 11/8/2023 cabri G2 training flight in a was conducted with CFI and student. Aircraft departed airnav: O38-GUNDY'S airport to practice autos and off airport landings.
CFI stated, student flared too high, so instructor took controls prior to ground contact in an effort to cushion the landing. CFI elected to not reengage the rotor as there are several publications from the factory warning that engagement of the engine at low rotor RPM creates an undesirable yaw.
On ground crew shut down at OK15 Avian Country estatesto inspect the aircraft for damaged.
Post flight walk around:
Revealed aircraft had skid about 15 feet
The tail boom damaged.
Fuselage damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/8/2023 CABRI G2 TRAINING FLIGHT IN A WAS CONDUCTED WITH CFI AND STUDENT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRNAV: O38-GUNDY'S AIRPORT TO PRACTICE AUTOS AND OFF AIRPORT LANDINGS.
CFI STATED, STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH, SO INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT IN AN EFFORT TO CUSHION THE LANDING. CFI ELECTED TO NOT REENGAGE THE ROTOR AS THERE ARE SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS FROM THE FACTORY WARNING THAT ENGAGEMENT OF THE ENGINE AT LOW ROTOR RPM CREATES AN UNDESIRABLE YAW.
ON GROUND CREW SHUT DOWN AT OK15 AVIAN COUNTRY ESTATESTO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGED.
POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND:
REVEALED AIRCRAFT HAD SKID ABOUT 15 FEET
THE TAIL BOOM DAMAGED.
FUSELAGE DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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