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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Albert Lea, MN · May 3, 2003

Date
May 3, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place
Albert Lea, MN
Airport
Albert Lea Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8083Z
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total329 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On may 5, 2003, the above pilot was giving a short dual flight with a rated helicopter pilot (this pilot had no R-22 time). During landing, the CFI stated that the pilot froze up on the controls and that he was unable to regain control of the aircraft before the aircraft entered a dynamic rollover condition. Aircraft sustained damage. During post incident investigation, no defects were noted with regard to the flight control system or powerplant system. Several discussions ensued with the national resource specialist for the Robinson R-22, privacy data omitted soliciting input with regard to corrective action. privacy data omitted Statements from the CFI and pilot indicate that the CFI was on the controls with the pilot at all times, so sfar 73-1 is not an issue. privacy data omitted Went on to further state that a 44709 ride is not indicated for this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2003, THE ABOVE PILOT WAS GIVING A SHORT DUAL FLIGHT WITH A RATED HELICOPTER PILOT (THIS PILOT HAD NO R-22 TIME). DURING LANDING, THE CFI STATED THAT THE PILOT FROZE UP ON THE CONTROLS AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER CONDITION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. DURING POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED WITH REGARD TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM OR POWERPLANT SYSTEM. SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS ENSUED WITH THE NATIONAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST FOR THE ROBINSON R-22, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SOLICITING INPUT WITH REGARD TO CORRECTIVE ACTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENTS FROM THE CFI AND PILOT INDICATE THAT THE CFI WAS ON THE CONTROLS WITH THE PILOT AT ALL TIMES, SO SFAR 73-1 IS NOT AN ISSUE. ^PRIVACY DAT^ WENT ON TO FURTHER STATE THAT A 44709 RIDE IS NOT INDICATED FOR THIS INCIDENT.