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A bell jet ranger 206 during power recovery from autorotation the engine was slow to spool and when power recovered it went to 128% torque.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vgt.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : l30.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 510858 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine torque indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At about 100 ft AGL during our power recovery autorotation, I verified with the pilot that the throttle was 'wide open.' I then made sure myself and it was completely open. The plane was as normal and as we brought the skids level and did our initial pitch pull, the rotor RPM began to bleed off, no response from the engine. The needles were joined, but falling just before touchdown the collective was raised to cushion landing, rotor, RPM was at 80% and then the turbine took off running and we went from 40% torque to 28.3% torque as contact was made with the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BELL JET RANGER 206 DURING PWR RECOVERY FROM AUTOROTATION THE ENG WAS SLOW TO SPOOL AND WHEN PWR RECOVERED IT WENT TO 128% TORQUE.
Narrative: AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL DURING OUR PWR RECOVERY AUTOROTATION, I VERIFIED WITH THE PLT THAT THE THROTTLE WAS 'WIDE OPEN.' I THEN MADE SURE MYSELF AND IT WAS COMPLETELY OPEN. THE PLANE WAS AS NORMAL AND AS WE BROUGHT THE SKIDS LEVEL AND DID OUR INITIAL PITCH PULL, THE ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO BLEED OFF, NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENG. THE NEEDLES WERE JOINED, BUT FALLING JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE COLLECTIVE WAS RAISED TO CUSHION LNDG, ROTOR, RPM WAS AT 80% AND THEN THE TURBINE TOOK OFF RUNNING AND WE WENT FROM 40% TORQUE TO 28.3% TORQUE AS CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE GND.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.