I have been caught landing on a Offshore deck, where during the transition shake, trying to hold the cyclic firm , had me disengaging the APs .One has to be careful not to touch the AP release switch specially while landing during the transition shake or in gusty ,turbulent conditions .
I have seen it happen to others too ...to imagine it happening when the tail rotor vibrations are high ......!! ??
I would have liked to see that switch at the bottom of the cyclic similar to the cyclic AP release switch on the Bell 412 / 212 .To be operated by the little finger .