GOLETA, CA, USA
N9380F
HUGHES 269B
THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING DURING SOLO FLT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN AERIAL TAXI. THE STUDENT EXPLAINEDTHAT AFTER A NORMAL LANDING HE PULLED ENOUGH COLLECTIVE TO MAKE THE ACFT LIGHT ON THE SKIDS AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI ALONG THE GROUND BY ADVANCING THE CYCLIC CONTROL. THE ACFT SUDDENLY PITCHED FOWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE ROTOR BLADES HITTHE GROUND THE ACFT BROKE APART. AN INSPECTION SHOWED 3 FT OF THE RIGHT SKID WAS BROKEN OFF. NO PRE-EXISTING IRREGULARITIES WERE OBSERVED THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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