On February 27, 2001, approximately 1431 Pacific standard time, a Robinson R22 helicopter, N8362Q, registered to Rhoades Holdings Ltd. of Tacoma, Washington, and operated by Classic Helicopter Corporation of Seattle, Washington, collided with terrain on the airport at King County International Airport/Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, during a 14 CFR 91 instructional flight. The helicopter was substantially damaged in the accident. The two aircraft occupants were the commercial pilot-in-command (a certificated helicopter flight instructor) and a commercial pilot who was undergoing helicopter flight instructor training. Neither pilot was injured. Visual meteorological conditions with winds variable at 5 knots were reported at Boeing Field at 1353, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight from Boeing Field.
According to officials at Classic Helicopters, the accident occurred while the pilots were conducting touchdown autorotation practice. The FAA preliminary accident report stated that the helicopter "made an uncontrolled landing on the east edge of Taxiway Bravo."
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