# Accident 20020614011429A: Robsin R22BETA, Lasvegas, NV, June 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lasvegas, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2125° N, 115.1961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2125&lon=-115.1961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7041B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7041B-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614011429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A REMOTE OFF AIRPORT LOCATION APPROXIMATELY 11 SM SOUTHWEST OF THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT. INSTRUCTOR PILOT WEIGHT 240 LBS, STUDENT WEIGHT 187 LBS, FUEL 15 GALS, WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 8 KTS, TEMPERATURE 87 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND DA APPROXIMATELY 5,700 FEET. THE STUDENT PILOT LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT TO A HOVER WHILE INTO THE WIND. HE CONTINUED HIS DEPARTURE INTO THE WIND ALTHOUGH, CHANGED HIS MIND AND STARTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DOWNWIND CONFIGURATION. THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY CAME UPON THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE WIND. AT THIS POINT THE TWO PILOTS WERE OPPOSING ONE ANOTHER ON THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR MANAGED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT NOSE POINTED SOMEWHAT INTO THE WIND, AT WHICH TIME THE REAR PORTION OF THE SKID CAUGHT THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL UPON IT'S RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 LAX02LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA196), Jun 14, 2002: Robinson R-22 Beta (N7041B), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper liftoff into tailwind conditions, improper use of the collective, and failure to relinquish the flight controls to the CFI, resulting in the helicopter colliding with…

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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