# Accident 20150819023599A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Ronkonkoma, NY, August 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2015, 18:04 local time
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7917° N, 73.1033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7917&lon=-73.1033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 334 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150819023599A

## Narrative

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

N86EH WHILE CONDUCTING PRIMARY HOVERING INSTRUCTION ON FIELD AT LI MACARTHUR AIRPORT, KISP. DURING INSTRUCTION WITH STUDENT THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO GO INTO A PENDULUM MOTION CAME CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT SKID, CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL VIOLENTLY STRICKING THE RIGHT SIDE CABIN. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS INSPECTOR HAS RECOMMENDED 44709 FOR THE CFI.

## 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 GAA15CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA238), Aug 19, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N86EH), Ronkonkoma, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of control during a hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of action to remediate 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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