What happened
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(-23) On July 15, 2005, at approximately 0902 MST, N7514P, a Robinson R-22-beta helicopter, with the pilot privacy data omitted performing as a CFR and pilot-in-command, and privacy data omitted receiving dual instruction, were performing hovering auto practice at Williams Gateway Airport in mesa, Arizona. privacy data omitted Stated he was performing his third hovering autorotation after two previous successful hovering autorotations. The aircraft was positioned at the intersection of taxiway charlie and hotel. While stabilized into the wind on a heading of 300 degrees, with the aircraft at approximately 2 foot skid height, privacy data omitted initiated the maneuver by rolling the throttle up rapidly and adding right anti-torque pedal. This action caused the aircraft to rapidly begin a spin to the right. The instructor attempted to assist on the flight controls and rolled the throttle to idle. Additionally, the instructor attempted to add left anti-torque pedal, but was unable to override the student's appication of right anti-torque pedal due to the student having his right leg locked at the knee. The aircraft began to settle while still in a right spin and the toe of the right skid contacted the ground. The aircraft then encountered dynamic rollover and came to rest on its right side on a heading of approximately 120 degrees. The crew performed an emergency shutdown of the engine and exited the aircraft. Neither crewmemembers sustained injuries. The aircraft sustained damage to the main rotor blades, tail boom assembly, and right side of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 15, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0902 MST, N7514P, A ROBINSON R-22-BETA HELICOPTER, WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMING AS A CFR AND PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION, WERE PERFORMING HOVERING AUTO PRACTICE AT WILLIAMS GATEWAY AIRPORT IN MESA, ARIZONA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS PERFORMING HIS THIRD HOVERING AUTOROTATION AFTER TWO PREVIOUS SUCCESSFUL HOVERING AUTOROTATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE AND HOTEL. WHILE STABILIZED INTO THE WIND ON A HEADING OF 300 DEGREES, WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 2 FOOT SKID HEIGHT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED THE MANEUVER BY ROLLING THE THROTTLE UP RAPIDLY AND ADDING RIGHT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAPIDLY BEGIN A SPIN TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ADD LEFT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OVERRIDE THE STUDENT'S APPICATION OF RIGHT ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL DUE TO THE STUDENT HAVING HIS RIGHT LEG LOCKED AT THE KNEE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE WHILE STILL IN A RIGHT SPIN AND THE TOE OF THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENCOUNTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES. THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER CREWMEMEMBERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL BOOM ASSEMBLY, AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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