# Accident 19981022029979A: Robsin R22HP, Scappoose, OR, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7990° N, 122.9708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7990&lon=-122.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474BC-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22HP
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022029979A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS APPROACHING THE RWY WHEN HE SAW ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY, THE PILOT STOPPED THE HELICOPTER, HOVERED, WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLED TURN, AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE AT THE END OF THE RWY.(-23) SOLO STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO HOVER AND INITIATE PEDAL TURN. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, CONTRACTED GROUND. EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (NO INJURIES).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, HE WAS TURNING FINAL TO LINE UP WITH THE TAXIWAY NEXT TO THE RUNWAY, WHEN HE SAW A CESSNA AIRCRAFT ON LEFT BASE FOR THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT WAS POSITIONED ABOUT MID-FIELD, OVER THE TAXIWAY, WHEN HE HEARD THE CESSNA REPORT FINAL APPROACH.  THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE CESSNA AND MADE A LEFT 220 DEGREE TURN TO CHECK FOR THE CESSNA'S POSITION.  THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT PEDAL AND THE HELICOPTER TURNED 360 DEGREES.  THE STUDENT THEN TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT 150 DEGREE TURN, HOWEVER, HE APPLIED TOO MUCH RIGHT PEDAL AND THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO SPIN.  THE STUDENT STATED THAT HIS ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT FIVE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND HE TRIED TO GAIN ALTITUDE BY INCREASING THE COLLECTIVE.  THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO SPIN, ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES, BEFORE IT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA99LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA005), Oct 22, 1998: Robinson R-22 (N474BC), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action is a factor.

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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