20140123000219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · West Palm Beach, FL · January 23, 2014

Date
January 23, 2014 · 13:45 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
North Palm Beach County Genera
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N72AP
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14CA102
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
362 total301 in this make and model117 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.

CFI was demonstrating a low approach to a running/roll-on landing to taxiway delta. After landing the instructor attempted to get airborne to prevent the aircraft from exiting the right side of the taxiway. The aircraft raised from the surface and a roll to the left was experienced caused by dynamic roll over. With insufficient control power remaining to stop the rolling moment, the aircraft impacted the ground. The ensuing crash destroyed the aircraft and both the student and instructor exited the wreckage without injury.

As the FAA filed it

CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING A LOW APPROACH TO A RUNNING/ROLL-ON LANDING TO TAXIWAY DELTA. AFTER LANDING THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO GET AIRBORNE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM EXITING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAISED FROM THE SURFACE AND A ROLL TO THE LEFT WAS EXPERIENCED CAUSED BY DYNAMIC ROLL OVER. WITH INSUFFICIENT CONTROL POWER REMAINING TO STOP THE ROLLING MOMENT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ENSUING CRASH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE WRECKAGE WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

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