20021101030829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22BETA · Lawrence, MA · November 1, 2002

Date: November 1, 2002 · 16:30 local
Place: Lawrence, MA
Airport: Lawrence Municipal
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N221DD
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total900 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Instructor pilot was instructing student pilot to recover from a low rotor RPM condition while hovering at ten feet above the ground. Student pilot initiated an incorrect procedure which caused the rotor RPM to decay rapidly and a hard landing occurred. Instructor pilot was unable to correct the student pilot error prior to impacting the ground. Minor damage occurred to the helicopter. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS INSTRUCTING STUDENT PILOT TO RECOVER FROM A LOW ROTOR RPM CONDITION WHILE HOVERING AT TEN FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. STUDENT PILOT INITIATED AN INCORRECT PROCEDURE WHICH CAUSED THE ROTOR RPM TO DECAY RAPIDLY AND A HARD LANDING OCCURRED. INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE STUDENT PILOT ERROR PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE HELICOPTER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^