Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
..Two serviceable engines having a little overspeed, rotor having somewhat of an underspeed, but the cool captain pulled off a good auto and all was well.
The aircraft was damaged but they walked away...I think I read that the auto technique as described by the Captain was to develop the flare at the bottom until the tail stinger hit the ground, and then level off and land. And that's exactly what happened: the impact bent the tail boom but, as I said, they walked away.