Accident Aerospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil F-GMHR, Tuesday 19 October 2010

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Date:	Tuesday 19 October 2010
Time:
Type:	Aerospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	private
Registration:	F-GMHR
MSN:	1921
Year of manufacture:	1986
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Albertville Airport - France
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Val d'Isère
Destination airport:	Albertville Airport
Investigating agency:	BEA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot, owner of the helicopter, takes off from the helipad of Archamps with an instructor in order to to extend his license. He landed in Val d'Isère then took off again and went to Albertville where he performed aerodrome circuits.
Back in Archamps, he noticed that the tail boom was crumpled.

Conclusion
The accident is probably due to a lack of technical skill on the part of the pilot during an instructional landing. Although very experienced, the instructor did not realize that this landing had caused damage to the tail boom which should have led him to abort the flight.

Accident investigation: