# Accident 20160323024319A: Robinson R44 II, Oak Island, NC, March 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2016, 13:25 local time
- Place: Oak Island, NC
- Airport: Cape Fear Regional Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9317° N, 78.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9317&lon=-78.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843JB-2019-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 52 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160323024319A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETED DUAL PORTION OF TRAINING FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR SOLO OPERATIONS, SUPERVISED BY CFI.

CFI CHECKED WIND (AWOS) 230/09, SECURED SEATBELTS, INSTRUCTED STUDENT ON SOLO SEQUENCE AND SET TIMER TO 30 MINUTES.

HAND SIGNALS AND HANDIE TALKIE ACFT RADIO USED BY CFI TO GUIDE STUDENT.  SIGNALED TO PICK UP TO HOVER, THEN SET DOWN INTO WIND.  PICK UP 2ND TIME, STUDENT HOVERED HIGHER, THEN MORE RAPID DESCENT, LOTS OF COLLECTIVE TO CHECK RATE OF DESCENT, BOUNCED AND FLEW HIGHER, OVER CONTROLLED CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE, DESCENDED TO GROUND ROLLING OVER, BLADES CONTACTED GROUND.

## 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 GAA16CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA160), Mar 23, 2016: Robinson R44 (N843JB), Oak Island, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized hover, resulting in a loss of control and an impact with terrain.

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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