Loss of control Accident MD Helicopters MD 600N N160KC, Tuesday 25 March 2008

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Date:	Tuesday 25 March 2008
Time:	23:01 LT
Type:	MD Helicopters MD 600N
Owner/operator:	Kokosing Construction Group L.l.c.
Registration:	N160KC
MSN:	RN050
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce CAE-847858
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Waverly, Ohio - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Haverhill, OH
Destination airport:	Fredericktown, OH (OI24)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The helicopter was being operated as a corporate/executive flight when it received substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot had been demonstrating inputs needed to control the helicopter to the passenger. He was demonstrating a normal approach to a hover by talking through all the control inputs during a visual approach. The tail boom separated from the fuselage during the hard landing.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare.

Accident investigation: