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FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Plant City, FL · June 11, 2007

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Date
June 11, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place
Plant City, FL
Airport
Plant City Municipal
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7185K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07CA132
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O360J2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N7185KRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2013 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 2981 · Built 1999Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming 0-360-C1FReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On June 11, 2007 at 1330 hours eastern daylight time, a Robinson R-22-beta helicopter, N7185K, registered to privacy data omitted and operated by student pilot privacy data omitted under FAR part 91, had a dynamic rollover upon landing at Plant City Municipal Airport (pcm) Plant City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated at lakeland airport (lal) just 10 minutes prior. Pilot got caught in a gust of wind, lost control of helicopter, and while performing a hovering autorotation, landed on uneven ground causing a dynamic rollover.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2007 AT 1330 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R-22-BETA HELICOPTER, N7185K, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER FAR PART 91, HAD A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER UPON LANDING AT PLANT CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PCM) PLANT CITY, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKELAND AIRPORT (LAL) JUST 10 MINUTES PRIOR. PILOT GOT CAUGHT IN A GUST OF WIND, LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER, AND WHILE PERFORMING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION, LANDED ON UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

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 NYC07CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPlant City, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors in the accident were variable wind conditions, and soft/uneven terrain.Jun 11, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7185K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20030616027399ASfl Autorotation · Kissimmee, FL(-23) On June 16 2003 N7185K touched down while yawing on an instructional flight. The student was having difficulty performing hovering autorotations. During the last autorotation the instructor allowed the student to apply the wrong pedal input, left vs.…Jun 16, 2003 · Substantial damage