Autorotation Question - Video

[punkalouver]

Hi,

Apologies if this accident had an earlier thread. As a fixed wing pilot, my question for this incident with a landing on the beach is......Would it be better to attempt a landing in shallow water to avoid the heavy landing that can damage one's back?

(20) Thenewarea51 on X: "Absolutely wild footage, this is a real world engine failure in a MD500 (Think Magnum P.I. helicopter) over Kauai, Hawaii out on a tour flight. You’ll probably have to watch this a few times but the video starts out with the helicopter under power and then the engine sound goes… https://t.co/tFVGhqypzx" / X (twitter.com)