19880827035579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 ALPHA · Gaithersburg, MD · August 27, 1988

Date
August 27, 1988 · 11:00 local
Place
Gaithersburg, MD
Airport
Montgomery County Arpk Airport
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8559A
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO88LA076
Reported as
Robsin R22ALPHA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total250 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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During practice hover student over corrected with rapid cyclic input. CFI unable to gain control. Chopped tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PRACTICE HOVER STUDENT OVER CORRECTED WITH RAPID CYCLIC INPUT. CFI UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8559A · 1

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