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| Date: | Monday 11 November 2024 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 505 Jet Ranger X |
| Owner/operator: | Turbines Ltd |
| Registration: | N1243Y |
| MSN: | 65137 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 366 hours |
| Engine model: | Safran Arrius 2R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lago Vista, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lago Vista, TX |
| Lago Vista, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While conducting an instructional flight, the flight instructor reported that he and the student pilot were practicing straight-in autorotation approaches in the helicopter with a power recovery. The helicopter was configured with a throttle control switch rather than a twistable throttle control. During the fifth autorotation approach, the flight instructor forgot to move the throttle control from “Idle' to “Fly' prior to flaring the helicopter. The helicopter descended and landed hard on the runway. During the hard landing, the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tailboom. The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's improper recovery from a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN25LA084
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=1243Y
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2024 08:55 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-Mar-2025 12:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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