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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Indiantown, FL · June 5, 2000

Date: June 5, 2000 · 13:01 local
Place: Indiantown, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N337VH
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL00LA059
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 31 total31 in this make and model

N337VHRegistration cancelled May 21, 2013 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 2373 · Built 1993 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Student flew to a correctional institution in martin county. This was during a planned cross-country from fxe to flt. He attempted to aid prisoner escape. He crashed just approximately a hundred yards outside correction facility, upon hitting a wire, after failing to maintain altitude to over gross weight. (.4) the student pilot planned a cross-country flight from ft. lauderdale to pahokee, Florida, then to stuart, Florida, with a final destination of ft. lauderdale. However, according to the martin county sheriff's department, the pilot diverted to the martin county treatment center in Indiantown, Florida. While hovering over the facility's recreation yard, he picked up a passenger who was an inmate at the center. During initial climb following takeoff, the helicopter struck a tree, then collided with the ground in a citrus grove 100 yards from the facility's perimeter.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT FLEW TO A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN MARTIN COUNTY. THIS WAS DURING A PLANNED CROSS-COUNTRY FROM FXE TO FLT. HE ATTEMPTED TO AID PRISONER ESCAPE. HE CRASHED JUST APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED YARDS OUTSIDE CORRECTION FACILITY, UPON HITTING A WIRE, AFTER FAILING TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE TO OVER GROSS WEIGHT. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT PLANNED A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FT. LAUDERDALE TO PAHOKEE, FLORIDA, THEN TO STUART, FLORIDA, WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF FT. LAUDERDALE. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO THE MARTIN COUNTY TREATMENT CENTER IN INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. WHILE HOVERING OVER THE FACILITY'S RECREATION YARD, HE PICKED UP A PASSENGER WHO WAS AN INMATE AT THE CENTER. DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A TREE, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A CITRUS GROVE 100 YARDS FROM THE FACILITY'S PERIMETER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL00LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndiantown, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance during initial climb following takeoff during the commission of a crime, resulting in an in-flight collision with a tree.Jun 5, 2000 · Substantial damage