A totally heart stopping moment for any pilot, resulting in a sharp intake of breath no doubt regardless of their hours.
If I understand what has been written correctly then possibly the sensible thing to do is reduce torque by lowering collective? (if you have the height) thereby having more power available to the TR for it to have better effectiveness increasing thrust. Reducing torque also has the benefit of reducing the spin .... even slightly?
Stage 2 after you recognise what is happening and gather your thoughts for a moment is to Cyclic forward to gain airspeed (subject to height) and transition forward picking up speed to get the airflow over the fin thereby keeping you straight negating the need for pedal so much?
Would love to know how this logic stacks up?
Thanks KDDDD