What happened
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(-23) On March 10, 2001, about 1700 eastern standard time, a Robinson R-22, N9077F, was substantially damaged during landing at Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (isp), Islip, new york. The certified flight instructor (CFI) sustained minor injuries and a student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the instruction flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the CFI, when the student pilot lifted the helicopter off the ground, it began to yaw to the left. The student pilot then made an abrupt input to the cyclic control and the left skid contacted the ground. He also applied "full up collective a little too early." The CFI said that the helicopter's left skid dug into the ground, and it began to roll over. He further stated, "when I realized the helicopter was about to pivot over, it was already too late." The helicopter rolled onto it's left side, and the main and tail rotor blades contacted the ground. The CFI reported he had accumulated approximately 900 flight hours in helicopter, of which about 800 hours were in the R-22. Winds reported at isp, about the time of the accident, were from 290 degrees at 11 knots with 19 knot gusts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 10, 2001, ABOUT 1700 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A ROBINSON R-22, N9077F, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR AIRPORT (ISP), ISLIP, NEW YORK. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT LIFTED THE HELICOPTER OFF THE GROUND, IT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN MADE AN ABRUPT INPUT TO THE CYCLIC CONTROL AND THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. HE ALSO APPLIED "FULL UP COLLECTIVE A LITTLE TOO EARLY." THE CFI SAID THAT THE HELICOPTER'S LEFT SKID DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND IT BEGAN TO ROLL OVER. HE FURTHER STATED, "WHEN I REALIZED THE HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT TO PIVOT OVER, IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE." THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO IT'S LEFT SIDE, AND THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE CFI REPORTED HE HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 900 FLIGHT HOURS IN HELICOPTER, OF WHICH ABOUT 800 HOURS WERE IN THE R-22. WINDS REPORTED AT ISP, ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WERE FROM 290 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS WITH 19 KNOT GUSTS.
NTSB investigation
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