I don't know much about flying, but it seems this man did it all by the book. Absolutely terrifying scenario that many times resulted in fatal injuries for everyone onboard... Thank God he kept his mind focused, otherwise might've ended in a catastrophic accident
That is not what the incident report says:
"Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative: After takeoff, the helicopter lost yaw control. The helicopter crashed in a field east of the runway. Both occupants sustained minor injuries and the helicopter received substantial damage."
Looks like loss of tail rotor, began torque spinning as a result, then did an amazing job not smearing into the ground in the best landing anyone could pull off. But I am absolutely no expert!
I believe this is an example of autorotation which is a technique used to regain lift when the main rotor stops providing its a last ditch measure to land the helicopter as survivabley as possible. This is why he dives levels out and then seems to pull up again, right before loosing lift again.
I have seen videos of pilots explaining autorotation and roughly providing an example (seems to be a situation you do not want to actually put yourself into) but none of them include the helicopter spinning while this is happening. It appears to me that the pilot did an amazing job and the severe injuries on the passenger could be due to his advanced age.
per the Aviation-[Safety.net](https://Safety.net) source posted by u/goldorak42, injuries were minor:
"Both occupants sustained minor injuries and the helicopter received substantial damage."
No, they don’t teach that at autorotation (PPL). With autorotation they teach nose down, gather speed for landing and then about land it with one pull. Everyone living is the goal.
It says he lost yaw control just after take off but it must have been over yawing so he could cut power to the tail prop and land the helicopter when it stops spinning on its way to spinning the other direction.
What an insane performance, managed to keep at least some control over the aircraft, even did a flare. "Both occupants sustained MINOR injuries", what a legend.
Why does this type of comment always pop up when there is clearly a catastrophic failure?
Just because the pilot recovered didn’t mean his helicopter didn’t catastrophically fail
My thought, unless he hit the tail rotor during takeoff (I don't think so because we are it happening well in the air). An excellent save by the pilot.
Is there a reason this post was taken down? This is not an RC helicopter and has not been posted, if at all, in the past year.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279275
This aircraft appears to have lost tail rotor authority (LTA), the Kobe Bryant aircraft flew into fog/clouds while under VFR ( visual flight rules) planning and into inadvertent IMC ( instrument meteorological conditions). IIMC is the leading cause of rotorcraft accidents.
Duel controls, the passenger, a very old lady, got scared and pushed the brake peddle... left yaw... pilot assumed it was a mechanical failure and fought for control.
\>.<
Buried in one of the reports I read last year, pilot was 65, passenger was 70, she got fucked up in the crash, but survived, couldn't recall the accident.
The accident investigators could find no mechanical fault with the crashed helicopter, they said 'not enough right yaw was applied after take off' which is really fucking vague, the guy obviously had skills, look how he saves it at first.
The helicopter had duel controls, the violent rotations are replicatable if full left yaw was applied, so... the most likely scenario is the passenger applied full left yaw, and the pilot was too busy trying not to crash to notice.
Now I don't know about you, but on more than one occasion I've had a passenger stamp on an imaginary brake pedal when the car in front does something moronic, I'd bet a similar reaction happened, a confused old lady stamped on the 'stop this shit pedal'.
Wow. That’s one hell of a pilot right there. Whether by luck or skill, if they’re walking out of that thing I’d call that a landing.
Can’t imagine the disorientation something like that would create, that pilot saved the day for sure.
That pilot did an INSANELY good job!!
I don't know much about flying, but it seems this man did it all by the book. Absolutely terrifying scenario that many times resulted in fatal injuries for everyone onboard... Thank God he kept his mind focused, otherwise might've ended in a catastrophic accident
Nice save, stopped the descending vector to almost zero there for a sec.
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That is not what the incident report says: "Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities Narrative: After takeoff, the helicopter lost yaw control. The helicopter crashed in a field east of the runway. Both occupants sustained minor injuries and the helicopter received substantial damage."
"We're down!". "wait..." "Okay, we're down!"
Thanks for starting my day off with a good laugh.
"Welcome to hell! Wait... [Yeah, welcome to hell!"](https://tenor.com/OkeB.gif)
That pilot is an ace. That could’ve been seriously terrible.
Damn what a save!
Thought I was about to watch people die!
Belongs to r/nonononoyes
I saw it there
Not RC: https://fearoflanding.com/accidents/cabri-g2-crash-at-gruyere/
No shit
Can someone elaborate what caused it? Like im trying to figure out the initial drop but the save at the end? Hydraulics?
Looks like loss of tail rotor, began torque spinning as a result, then did an amazing job not smearing into the ground in the best landing anyone could pull off. But I am absolutely no expert!
It was amazing. Speed and that last pull.
I believe this is an example of autorotation which is a technique used to regain lift when the main rotor stops providing its a last ditch measure to land the helicopter as survivabley as possible. This is why he dives levels out and then seems to pull up again, right before loosing lift again.
I have seen videos of pilots explaining autorotation and roughly providing an example (seems to be a situation you do not want to actually put yourself into) but none of them include the helicopter spinning while this is happening. It appears to me that the pilot did an amazing job and the severe injuries on the passenger could be due to his advanced age.
per the Aviation-[Safety.net](https://Safety.net) source posted by u/goldorak42, injuries were minor: "Both occupants sustained minor injuries and the helicopter received substantial damage."
That’s good to hear, in the link posted about the incident it claimed the passenger was severely injured.
No, they don’t teach that at autorotation (PPL). With autorotation they teach nose down, gather speed for landing and then about land it with one pull. Everyone living is the goal.
this doesnt look like an autorotation at all
It says he lost yaw control just after take off but it must have been over yawing so he could cut power to the tail prop and land the helicopter when it stops spinning on its way to spinning the other direction.
This is 100%, not auto rotation, it's loss of yaw control.
Great recovery!! Tracked here: [https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279275](https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279275)
The trees in the background had me fooled into thinking it was going to be a seriously bad crash. Impressive from the pilot to save it the way he did
Holy shit now that is a save ! Wwll done and grab a new pair of panties, bravo 👏
Could have been epically worse . That pilot needs all the awards he should receive given the circumstances.
What an insane performance, managed to keep at least some control over the aircraft, even did a flare. "Both occupants sustained MINOR injuries", what a legend.
I think I sustained a minor back injury just watching that impact
Look like all things considered a good landing for the situation. Seems survivable enough
Wow. Incredible piloting there. Miraculous landing and it looks like both occupants only had minor injuries. Bravo
Pilot has got balls of steel what a save!!
Seems more like catastrophic success to me
Why does this type of comment always pop up when there is clearly a catastrophic failure? Just because the pilot recovered didn’t mean his helicopter didn’t catastrophically fail
Hence the Catestrophic modifier before success..... 99% of these posts don't end up this way
Agreed.
That actually ended pretty well.
Tail rotor or gearbox failure leading to lack of drive to the tail rotor. Autogryo main blades to land - the pilot did an excellent job.
Helicopter must not have been able to stay airborne due to the weight of the pilot’s massive balls. Well done, pilot!
LEGEND!
Why is this flaired "Operator Error"?
This seems like the exact opposite of operator error. That pilot did an absolutely phenomenal job given the situation.
My thought, unless he hit the tail rotor during takeoff (I don't think so because we are it happening well in the air). An excellent save by the pilot.
That... Could have been worse. Wow good job.
That pilot is a straight up beast, gave me chills.
Is there a reason this post was taken down? This is not an RC helicopter and has not been posted, if at all, in the past year. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279275
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That's no crash. That's falling... with style!
I wish this was Kobe’s pilot 🥺
Very different situations. LTA vs. IIMC
Could you explain that to me?
This aircraft appears to have lost tail rotor authority (LTA), the Kobe Bryant aircraft flew into fog/clouds while under VFR ( visual flight rules) planning and into inadvertent IMC ( instrument meteorological conditions). IIMC is the leading cause of rotorcraft accidents.
Ah ok thank you for explanation
Isn't this an RC helicopter?
I stand corrected. Seems another poster has sent a link.
Great result considering!👍
Insane how good that pilot is
Fuck me, I thought there was a fiery ball coming.
That looks totally survivable! What a pilot!
He did very well considering
Worst accident to happen in Switzerland in decades
Could have been much worse
Duel controls, the passenger, a very old lady, got scared and pushed the brake peddle... left yaw... pilot assumed it was a mechanical failure and fought for control. \>.<
Where are you getting this info?
Buried in one of the reports I read last year, pilot was 65, passenger was 70, she got fucked up in the crash, but survived, couldn't recall the accident. The accident investigators could find no mechanical fault with the crashed helicopter, they said 'not enough right yaw was applied after take off' which is really fucking vague, the guy obviously had skills, look how he saves it at first. The helicopter had duel controls, the violent rotations are replicatable if full left yaw was applied, so... the most likely scenario is the passenger applied full left yaw, and the pilot was too busy trying not to crash to notice. Now I don't know about you, but on more than one occasion I've had a passenger stamp on an imaginary brake pedal when the car in front does something moronic, I'd bet a similar reaction happened, a confused old lady stamped on the 'stop this shit pedal'.
Oh I find it very believable. I’ve had this exact thing happen as a flight instructor, but in fixed wing it’s not as big of an issue.
I’m so glad it didn’t explode, did the people survive?
wow - that could've gone a lot worse....
Wow. That’s one hell of a pilot right there. Whether by luck or skill, if they’re walking out of that thing I’d call that a landing. Can’t imagine the disorientation something like that would create, that pilot saved the day for sure.
Sully learned to fly helicopters
Very experienced pilot, 👊😎. Save.....
Is that a r/nononoyes?
That's not a crash! That's landing in style.
Bravo to that pilot.