Accident reports

Brantly B2B, G-BPIJ

The pilot was doing a training flight for the revalidation of the pilot’s type rating. The pilot under instruction was in a low hover with the wind 20 degrees to the left, the instructor asked him to turn right to point downwind. Whilst carrying out the manoeuvre, the helicopter unexpectedly started to yaw right and climb. Having climbed to about 20 feet and yawed through 180 to 270 degrees with the throttle fully open and the left pedal fully applied, the instructor took control. The instructor lowered the collective to attempt to recover the rotor speed which had drooped, while maintaining full left pedal. By this time the helicopter was some 30 to 40 feet above the ground...