Incident Overview
A flight training accident occurred involving a student pilot and a certified flight instructor (CFI) during an approach to a soybean field. According to the student pilot, the approach was steep and conducted with a tailwind. The student reported that he failed to arrest the rate of descent, resulting in a hard landing.
Instructor's Account
The CFI stated that he took control of the aircraft at an altitude of approximately 10 to 30 feet above the ground. Despite his intervention, the aircraft continued to descend. The instructor noted that there was no mechanical malfunction and that both pilots were at the controls at the time of the accident.
Operational Details
The accident occurred during a training flight in an unspecified helicopter. No further details about the aircraft, location, or date were provided. Both the student and the CFI were on board, but no injuries or damage were mentioned in the source. The field was described as a soybean field, and the approach was characterized by a tailwind and steep angle.
Findings
The source did not assign a probable cause. The student pilot's failure to arrest the descent and the CFI's inability to prevent the hard landing were described, but no causal analysis was provided.