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NTSB Identification: LAX04CA122.
The docket is stored = in the=20 Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management = Division=20
Accident occurred Thursday, February 12, 2004 in Mesa, = AZ
Probable=20 Cause Approval Date: 4/28/2004
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas 369FF,=20 registration: N630N
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

The helicopter's main rotor blades struck the tail boom following a = hard=20 landing. The pilot was demonstrating full-touchdown, practice = autorotations for=20 a potential customer. Before touching down, about 2 feet above ground = level, the=20 helicopter encountered a gust of wind and the nose turned 45 degrees to = the=20 left. The pilot applied right pedal pressure to counteract the sudden = drift, but=20 was unable to get the helicopter back on centerline. During touchdown, = the=20 helicopter landed hard and skidded about 4 feet until it came to rest = without=20 incident. A few seconds later, the pilot heard a loud noise. The main = rotor=20 blades had collided with the tail boom. The pilot did not report any = mechanical=20 problems with the helicopter prior to the accident.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable = cause(s) of=20 this accident as follows:

the pilot's inadequate compensation for = the wind=20 gusts and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the = helicopter,=20 which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was a wind gust.

Full=20 narrative available

I= ndex=20 for Feb2004 | Index = of=20 months

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