Loss of control during hydraulic pressure failure training : Eurocopter AS350 BA Helicopter, C-GPHN, Héli-Excel inc. Sept-Îles Airport, Quebec, 03 February 2013.: TU3-5/13-0021E-PDF

"On 03 February 2013, at 0853 Eastern Standard Time, the Eurocopter AS350 BA (serial number 1251, registration C-GPHN), operated by Héli-Excel inc., departed for a training flight from the company base northwest of the Sept-Îles Airport, Quebec, with a flight instructor and 2 pilots in training on board. After practising various types of landings in unprepared areas, the aircraft headed to the Sept-Îles Airport to conduct engine failure drills at the hover at the threshold of Runway 27. At 0954, the aircraft departed from the threshold of Runway 27 to carry out hydraulic failure drills on Runway 31. During the fourth drill, the flight instructor flew a short pattern at low altitude and low speed without hydraulic pressure assistance. In the moments following the start of the final approach, the cyclic stick moved sharply forward and to the left. The flight instructor grabbed the cyclic stick in an attempt to re-establish level flight, since the helicopter was quickly banking to the left in a nose-down attitude. The main rotor blades struck the runway, and the aircraft came to rest on its left side. The helicopter was heavily damaged by the impact, but no fire broke out. The flight instructor sustained serious injuries, while the other 2 pilots sustained minor injuries. The emergency locator transmitter activated during the occurrence"--Summary.

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