Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL87LA249

ENTERPRISE, AL, USA

Aircraft #1

N38CD

BELL 47G3B1

Analysis

DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DELAYED IN APPLING POWER TO ARREST THE AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT. THE OTHER PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AUTOROTATION PROFILE WAS WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE FLIGHT CREW FROM A POWER RECOVERY. BOTH PILOTS WERE QUALIFIED CURRENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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