ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209307
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| Date: | Friday 12 January 1996 |
| Time: | 10:22 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-HTF |
| MSN: | 0574 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Caloundra Airport (YCDR), Caloundra, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | YCDR |
| YCDR | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot flared too late in a practice autorotational landing and the instructor reacted too slowly to prevent the helicopter from impacting the ground heavily. The helicopter bounced three times, and on the third bounce, the main rotor blades severed the tail boom.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1996/aair/199600099/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4931474/199600099.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2018 06:28 | Pineapple | Added |
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