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Old 8th Mar 2012, 12:16
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low G/mast bumping very low?? Did that happen before?

How else would more accident versed guys explain the separation of MR like this and a/c upside down with skids seemingly intact? Too abrupt/large forward cyclic on departure/climb, yet still low level and not too fast?

Wouldn't hard landing damage skids? Then rolling on side, blades destructing themselves, etc?
Was the tailboom broken by itself or hit by MR blade? Blades look 'too good' for tailboom strike or regular rollover.

Glad there are bruised egos and machine, not lost lives/serious injuries, indeed.
If it was what I think, very, very lucky, vs at least one of the R66 down probable cause. Get that couple hundred feet up and it gets ugly fast.
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