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[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

My guess is the pilot was untrained in autorotation landing.

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You remember that thing you trained to do once, six years ago? You now have ten seconds to realized you need to do it now.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It doesn't appear to be a simple procedure, either. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2000/june/flight-training-magazine/the-art-of-autorotation

Ironically, more helicopter accidents happen each year from practicing autorotations than from real-life engine failures.