Summary
On May 31, 2003, a Bell 206B III (N382SP) was involved in an incident near Broomfield, CO. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the instructor's inadequate supervision.
On May 31, 2003 at 1430 mountain daylight time, a Bell 206B III helicopter, N382SP, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Jeffco Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado. The commercial certificated flight instructor and the private pilot receiving instruction were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for this local instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at approximately 1345.
According to the instructor, he demonstrated six (three left and three right), stuck pedal approaches [simulated loss of tail rotor effectiveness]. The student took the controls and set up for a simulated stuck right pedal approach to taxiway Delta.
This incident is documented in NTSB report DEN03LA097. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N382SP.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the instructor's inadequate supervision.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On May 31, 2003 at 1430 mountain daylight time, a Bell 206B III helicopter, N382SP, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Jeffco Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado. The commercial certificated flight instructor and the private pilot receiving instruction were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for this local instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at approximately 1345.
According to the instructor, he demonstrated six (three left and three right), stuck pedal approaches [simulated loss of tail rotor effectiveness]. The student took the controls and set up for a simulated stuck right pedal approach to taxiway Delta. As the student added collective lever control at the end of the approach, the nose of the helicopter yawed to the right. Approximately 2 feet above the taxiway, the student rolled off the power to control the right yaw. The helicopter settled down in a tail low attitude, the rear of both landing skids struck the taxiway, and the helicopter rocked forward. When the instructor took the controls to stabilize the landing, the helicopter became airborne and the right skid tube struck the taxiway a second time. He rolled the helicopter forward, landed on both skid tubes, and slid the helicopter to a stop. The helicopter received substantial damage to both aft cross-tube saddle mounts.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DEN03LA097