19891026043669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 ALPHA · Simi Valley, CA · October 26, 1989

Date
October 26, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Simi Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84817
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA013
Reported as
Robsin R22ALPHA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Student allowed helicopter to touch a skid on ground while drifting sideways during aerial taxi. Caused rollover.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO TOUCH A SKID ON GROUND WHILE DRIFTING SIDEWAYS DURING AERIAL TAXI. CAUSED ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

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