# Accident 20140824014089A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Long Beach, CA, August 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2014, 14:45 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: L42S
- Location: 33.8178° N, 118.1517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8178&lon=-118.1517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N341SL) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 146 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140824014089A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS AT PAD 6 HELIPAD PRACTICING HOVERING MANUEVERS WHEN HELICOPTER MADE AN EXTREME RIGHT YAW. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE PEDALS IN TIME AND ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FT. THROTTLE WAS CLOSED AND MADE GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 WPR14CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA354), Aug 24, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N341SL), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during a practice hover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial reaction.

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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