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FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Ellington, CT · January 17, 2013

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Date
January 17, 2013 · 12:45 local
Place
Ellington, CT
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26NE
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA116
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,327 total1,024 in this make and model98 in the last 90 days
N26NERegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2014 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 2353 · Built 1993Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Thursday January 17, 2013 at approximately 12:45 pm eastern standard time a student pilot and flight instructor operating a single engine rotorcraft Robinson model R-22 beta serial number 2353 crash landed to the north on runway number 01 at Ellington airport, CT (7B9). The pilots sustained minor injuries upon impact performing a straight-in practice auto rotation approach to the hard surface of the runway. The rotorcraft came to rest at the point of impact on the right side of the fuselage facing 180 degrees towards the south end of the runway with substantial damage and no post-accident fire. Upon further investigation of the rotorcraft wreckage, it was noted that a bolt for the collective control system push-pull tube assembly that attaches to the jackshaft assembly was found detached. The bolt and subsequent hardware were found located within the rotormast fairing structure and at the lower fuselage assembly beneath the structure for support of both the pilot and co-pilot seats.

As the FAA filed it

ON THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OPERATING A SINGLE ENGINE ROTORCRAFT ROBINSON MODEL R-22 BETA SERIAL NUMBER 2353 CRASH LANDED TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY NUMBER 01 AT ELLINGTON AIRPORT, CT (7B9). THE PILOTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES UPON IMPACT PERFORMING A STRAIGHT-IN PRACTICE AUTO ROTATION APPROACH TO THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ROTORCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE POINT OF IMPACT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE FACING 180 DEGREES TOWARDS THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ROTORCRAFT WRECKAGE, IT WAS NOTED THAT A BOLT FOR THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM PUSH-PULL TUBE ASSEMBLY THAT ATTACHES TO THE JACKSHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND DETACHED. THE BOLT AND SUBSEQUENT HARDWARE WERE FOUND LOCATED WITHIN THE ROTORMAST FAIRING STRUCTURE AND AT THE LOWER FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY BENEATH THE STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT OF BOTH THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT SEATS.

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 ERA13LA116Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEllington, CTThe separation of the collective push-pull tube and jackshaft assembly, which resulted in the total loss of helicopter control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate supervision of maintenance personnel by the operator…Jan 17, 2013 · Substantial damage