20050523008819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Provo, UT · May 23, 2005

Date: May 23, 2005 · 12:10 local
Place: Provo, UT
Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N553SH
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA082
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 260 total260 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N553SHRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3574 · Built 2004 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming O-360 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) The pilot was practicing a takeoff and landing at a remote site. The instructor said he then instructed the student to practice hovering. He said the student lost concentration, and began to panic. The instructor then had the student practice hovering with one control at a time while the instructor had the other controls. Immediately prior to the accident the student had control of the cyclic lever. The instructor directed the student to apply left cyclic, but the student applied right and rear cyclic instead and the helicopter began to move aft and to the right. The instructor said he then applied forward and left cyclic to level the aircraft. The aircraft hit the ground with the right skid and the instructor decreased collective and increased left cyclic to the maximum. The aircraft did a dynamic roll over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING A TAKEOFF AND LANDING AT A REMOTE SITE. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE THEN INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO PRACTICE HOVERING. HE SAID THE STUDENT LOST CONCENTRATION, AND BEGAN TO PANIC. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN HAD THE STUDENT PRACTICE HOVERING WITH ONE CONTROL AT A TIME WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR HAD THE OTHER CONTROLS. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE STUDENT HAD CONTROL OF THE CYCLIC LEVER. THE INSTRUCTOR DIRECTED THE STUDENT TO APPLY LEFT CYCLIC, BUT THE STUDENT APPLIED RIGHT AND REAR CYCLIC INSTEAD AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO MOVE AFT AND TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE THEN APPLIED FORWARD AND LEFT CYCLIC TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT SKID AND THE INSTRUCTOR DECREASED COLLECTIVE AND INCREASED LEFT CYCLIC TO THE MAXIMUM. THE AIRCRAFT DID A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProvo, UTthe dual student’s failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm and the inadequate supervision by the instructor.May 23, 2005 · Substantial damage