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FAA incident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Fresno, CA · September 11, 2002

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Date
September 11, 2002 · 13:24 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CUES
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80420
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
Fatal injuries
0
N80420Registration cancelled Sep 18, 2008 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 1096 · Built 1989Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine 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) "Industrial incident-no intent to fly". On September 11, 2002 at 1324 PDT a Robinson R-22 became airborne with a a & p certificated mechanic as the sole occupant in the aircraft. Since he did not knot how to fly helicopters and it was only about 4-5 feet above the ground when he elected to exit the aircraft out of the right side door while the aircraft was still in flight causing the aircraft to go out of control and strike the ground. Substantial damage occurred to the aircraft after it came to rest in the dirt next to the taxiway where it had been parked. While performing a maintenance engine runup to tighten the belts the mechanic had just completed a full power runway and reportedly had taken his hand off the throttle (on the collective) however the governor was still in the "on" position and resulted in full power being applied to the engine with the collective not frictioned to the down position. The aircraft became airborne and the result is as staed in the preceding paragraph. VFR conditions prevailed. The mechanic had abrasions on his head and wrist and back but no other person was injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY". ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 AT 1324 PDT A ROBINSON R-22 BECAME AIRBORNE WITH A A & P CERTIFICATED MECHANIC AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. SINCE HE DID NOT KNOT HOW TO FLY HELICOPTERS AND IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 4-5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN HE ELECTED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND STRIKE THE GROUND. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT NEXT TO THE TAXIWAY WHERE IT HAD BEEN PARKED. WHILE PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUNUP TO TIGHTEN THE BELTS THE MECHANIC HAD JUST COMPLETED A FULL POWER RUNWAY AND REPORTEDLY HAD TAKEN HIS HAND OFF THE THROTTLE (ON THE COLLECTIVE) HOWEVER THE GOVERNOR WAS STILL IN THE "ON" POSITION AND RESULTED IN FULL POWER BEING APPLIED TO THE ENGINE WITH THE COLLECTIVE NOT FRICTIONED TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE RESULT IS AS STAED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE MECHANIC HAD ABRASIONS ON HIS HEAD AND WRIST AND BACK BUT NO OTHER PERSON WAS INJURED.