While attempting to decouple from dolly, rudder pedal became stuck and helicopter briefly became airborne.  The tail rotor separated from the aircraft, resulting in a hard landing

Date:

14 November, 2020

Reg:

N712CA

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS355

MSN:

5362

Location:

Hammonton Municipal Airport

Country:

US-New Jersey

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Catalyst-Aviation

Link:

https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:9112104780107::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:16-NOV-20,AEROSPATIALE

Link:

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9912984