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Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board
Location: Linden, NJ
Accident Number: ERA17CA187
Date & Time: 05/20/2017, 1650 EDT
Registration: N2322Z
Aircraft: ROBINSON R22
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Dynamic rollover
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Instructional
Analysis
The helicopter flight instructor stated that he was providing the student pilot with his first introductory flight in a helicopter. The flight instructor was holding the dual controls lightly while the student pilot practiced hovering. The helicopter was hovering over a concrete area on the airport and had drifted over grass. The flight instructor then told the student pilot to hover back over the concrete. As the helicopter was proceeding back to the concrete, the student pilot made an abrupt movement on the cyclic to the right, and the right skid contacted an unknown object, which caused a dynamic roll-over. The student pilot's written account was similar, except he stated that the flight instructor had taken control of the helicopter and was hovering toward the concrete when a sudden downward push of wind caused a forceful movement to the right. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right skid had contacted the ground, which resulted in a dynamic rollover and substantial damage to the main rotor blades and fuselage. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions were noted nor did the pilots report any. The wind at the airport was recorded as calm about the time of the accident.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control while hovering, which resulted in skid contact with the ground and a dynamic roll-over.
Findings
Aircraft
Lateral/bank control - Not attained/maintained (Cause)
Personnel issues
Aircraft control - Instructor/check pilot (Cause)
Factual Information
History of Flight
Maneuvering-hover
Dynamic rollover (Defining event)
Flight Instructor Information
Certificate: Flight Instructor; Commercial
Age: 35, Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): Helicopter
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): Helicopter
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): Helicopter
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 2 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 03/16/2017
Occupational Pilot: Yes
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 05/08/2017
Flight Time: 1168 hours (Total, all aircraft), 514 hours (Total, this make and model), 1097 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 193 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 41 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 3 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Student Pilot Information
Certificate: None
Age: 28, Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: None
Last FAA Medical Exam:
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: 1 hours (Total, all aircraft), 1 hours (Total, this make and model), 1 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 1 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 1 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Manufacturer: ROBINSON
Registration: N2322Z
Model/Series: R22 BETA
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Year of Manufacture: 1992
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 2080
Landing Gear Type: Skid;
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 05/10/2017, 100 Hour
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1370 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection: 8 Hours
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 5800 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: LYCOMING
ELT: Not installed
Engine Model/Series: O-320-B2C
Registered Owner: HELIFLIGHTS LLC
Rated Power: 160 hp
Operator: HELIFLIGHTS LLC
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: LDJ, 22 ft msl
Observation Time: 1655 EDT
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Direction from Accident Site: 0°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 6000 ft agl
Temperature/Dew Point: 16°C / 5°C
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 8000 ft agl
Visibility: 10 Miles
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: Calm
Visibility (RVR):
Altimeter Setting: 30.31 inches Hg
Visibility (RVV):
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Linden, NJ (LDJ)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Linden, NJ (LDJ)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: EDT
Type of Airspace:
Airport Information
Airport: Linden Airport (LDJ)
Runway Surface Type: N/A
Airport Elevation: 22 ft
Runway Surface Condition:
Runway Used:N/A
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width:
VFR Approach/Landing: None
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 40.617500, -74.244444 (est)
this post is inaccurate. I was the student and I was hands off the controls. The pilot Sandro was in control and was 100% responsible for the crash.
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