# Accident 20231108019439A: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2, Claremore, OK, November 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2023, 12:45 local time
- Place: Claremore, OK
- Airport: Avian Country Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3761° N, 95.7053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3761&lon=-95.7053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522TF) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231108019439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA070), Nov 8, 2023: Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 (N522TF), Claremore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor speed during a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.

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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