The aircraft was enroute from Phu Heip to An Khe. There had been no unusual occurences on take off and the aircraft was five minutes north of Tuy Hoa at 4000 feet. The aircraft commander had transferred the controls to the copilot. The engine tachometer went to zero about two minutes later. The aircraft commander checked his instruments and found them to be in the green with gas producer at 91%. He assumed the engine tachometer had failed. Fifteen seconds later the engine quit altogether. The engine stoppage was due to a break in the fuel line, thus causing fuel starvation. Failure of the engine tachometer was loss of fuel which caused the engine to cease operation. The aircraft commander entered autorotation holding 65 knots indicated air speed. He made a may day call and attempted an engine restart. The N1 reached 35%, he released the trigger, but the N1 dropped to zero again. At this time, he was approximately 1500 feet above the ground and close to the spot he had picked for a landing. Thinking he was going to overshoot, he zeroed out his airspeed and again set up an autorotation using 65 knots IAS and approximately 310 RPM on the rotor. He began his flare at 70 feet above the ground. The pilot pulled initial pitch at approximately 10 feet and started to settle. At this point the aircraft had little forward airspeed. He further stated that at approximately 3 feet the aircraft fell through because he had pulled pitch too soon. The aircraft hit hard, folding back the skids, and causing major damage to the aircraft. Skid marks on the ground indicated the aircraft slid 5 to 7 feet
This record was last updated on 04/17/1997
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