Originally Posted by
gulliBell
however from the description in this instance it seems like loss of control for whatever reason...
That's probably why such a manoeuvre is prohibited in this aircraft in the first place......
If anything like a “loop” was performed, I’d suggest the “maneuver” may have been associated with some sort of control malfunction
Not a control malfunction, as this WILL happen to a 350 if the rotordisc is being loaded with enough G. It is flying the aircraft outside it's approved envelope, but it will not be the first time it has been done with an accident as a result either. If the report is correct about flying low and then a loop, I'd say a good yank in the cyclic when coming around the loop to recover realising being too low, would leave you with NO escape and hitting the ground as a result.....