N140SF is a 2010 Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2. It is a rotorcraft with 8 seats, powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 1E2 rated at 708 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Peoria, IL. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2011. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2022. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2022
2011
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The helicopter flight instructor reported that he was training a new company pilot at night, and they were using night vision goggles. He added that, while in a hover, he attempted to demonstrate the use of the controllable search light to the pilot in the right seat.
The flight instructor added that, "to adjust the light, I took the [left] cyclic in my left hand which would normally be holding the left collective and attempted to reach the control switch for the light and grabbed the throttles of the right collective with my right hand. My right hand would normally be on the left cyclic." He further added that, he then inadvertently pushed down on the collective and the helicopter began to settle on the runway. He reported in response "my reflex was to pull up with my left hand (which would normally be on the collective)," and when he did so the helicopter moved rearward. Subsequently, he "pushed the cyclic forward to correct" the rearward movement, but in doing so, the helicopter touched down hard and the main rotor impacted the upper wire strike protection unit.
The main rotor sustained substantial damage.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
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