AllJeep Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Here are two news links about the R44 that had a bad landing after engine problems. The main rotor chopped the tail boom but the two pilots were not injured. http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_352171623.html http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index...0860.xml&coll=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualrdt Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Here are two news links about the R44 that had a bad landing after engine problems. The main rotor chopped the tail boom but the two pilots were not injured.http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_352171623.html http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index...0860.xml&coll=1 I was at Linden about to takeoff when this happened.... close call!!! Good call on the landing spot by the senior pilot. I attend their school and was about to depart for my cross country when it happened. Strange that the tail was damaged because they didn't seem to go down very fast and the landing was not on hard ground. Conditions were amazing yesterday, light winds, and visibility was not an issue. It was good to see that they didn't get hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoFlyer Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 You don't have to hit hard to chop the tail boom. Too much aft cyclic at low rotor RPM can also chop the tail boom. Or, landing on the rear of the skids (on the heels) can cause the helicopter to buck , the tail rises quickly and strikes the MR, choping the tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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