# Accident 19961222047549A: Robsin R22, Islip, NY, December 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1996
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8008° N, 73.1206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8008&lon=-73.1206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8414H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8414H-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222047549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE HOVER TAKING AT NW FBO RAMP AT ISP THEY WERE IN AN AREA NOT CONTROLLED BY ISP GROUND CONTROL. WHILE TAXIING THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL BEFORE THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND AND RESULTING IN THE HELICOPTER ROLLING OVER ON ITS SIDE. CFR RESPONDED, CFI AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. CFI WAS APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED. AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA037), Dec 22, 1996: Robinson R22 HP (N8414H), Islip, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The students pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N8414H (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020420018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020420018289A), Apr 20, 2002: Robsin R22 (N8414H), Islip, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) N8414H was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground while hovering at isp airport. The aircraft had sustained major damage to the main rotor…
- [Incident 19840922062099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922062099I), Sep 22, 1984: Robsin R22 (N8414H), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. During attempt to hover backwards pilot distracted causing turn and damage from hard landing.
- [Accident 19831105071319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105071319A), Nov 5, 1983: Robsin R22 (N8414H), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Rotor head and spindle arms damaged by incorrect control input during a low g maneuver that caused mast bumping.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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