# Accident 20140501005479A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Frederick, MD, May 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2014, 19:24 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick, Md
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4175° N, 77.3744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4175&lon=-77.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802CP-2015-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 208 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140501005479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE CFI WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO A  STUDENT IN HOVERING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT WHILE DESCENDING. THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE CFI OR STUDENT FAILED TO CORRECT THE ROLL AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT UNTIL THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA217), May 1, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N802CP), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the hover, and the flight instructors lack of remedial action, resulting in a dynamic rollover and structural damage to the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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