19870426013659I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22BETA · Manassas, VA · April 26, 1987

Date
April 26, 1987 · 11:15 local
Place
Manassas, VA
Airport
Manassas Municipal/Happy P Davis Fi
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2486N
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO87LA032
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student overcontrolled while hovering. Skid struck the ground, helicopter rolled over. CFI unable to recover.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT OVERCONTROLLED WHILE HOVERING. SKID STRUCK THE GROUND, HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. CFI UNABLE TO RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.