Narrative:

Student was initiating a takeoff when the instructor gave a simulated engine failure. Student overcorrected and the tail rotor struck the pavement causing incident type damage to the tail rotor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI TRAINEE STRUCK TAIL ROTOR WHEN ATTEMPTING AN AUTOROTATION LNDG RECOVERY AFTER THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE DURING TKOF.

Narrative: STUDENT WAS INITIATING A TKOF WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE. STUDENT OVERCORRECTED AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE PAVEMENT CAUSING INCIDENT TYPE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR.

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.