- Date
- May 4, 1987, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5754ABell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 22244
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While demonstrating a low level 180 degree autorotation to a rated pilot, the CFI undershot his intended touchdown point. In an attempt to reach his selected touchdown point, the pilot allowed the rotor RPM to decay and the aircraft developed a high sink rate. The pilot then attempted a power recovery but was late with the corrective action. The aircraft received substantial damage when it contacted the ground and bounced twice before coming to rest on its right side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5754A
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3134
- Airframe hours
- 3,163
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bell Helicopter Textron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 23, 1987 · 71 hours before
- Airport
- Bell Training Strip
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,056 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 10,603 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg