Pilot Debrief

SCHWEIZER 269C-1 near Titusville, FL — 2008-09-25

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Date
2008-09-25
Location
Titusville, FL, USA
Airport
TIX
Aircraft
SCHWEIZER 269C-1
Registration
N1901M
Category
Helicopter
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a simulated autorotation.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot were conducting flight maneuvers in a helicopter. During one of the maneuvers, the instructor simulated a forced-landing. The student pilot entered the helicopter into an autorotation. Upon reaching about 200 feet above the ground, the student pilot pulled aft cyclic and raised the collective. The main rotor rpm dropped rapidly and forward airspeed decreased. The instructor then took over the controls. The helicopter subsequently landed hard and the main rotor blades made contact with a tree and the helicopter's tail section before the helicopter came to rest on its right side.

NTSB coding

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