Rotorcraft
Checkride Goes Bad for Bell 212 Crew
Incorrect throttle setting suspected in hard landing of Bell 212 during training exercise

A training exercise gone bad resulted in a hard landing of a 1973 Bell 212, registered as C-GTHK and operated by Sequoia Helicopters Ltd., near Abbotsford, British Columbia, on April 4. The two-person crew planned to simulate a one engine inoperative (OEI) condition on takeoff.