# Incident 20161122020489I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Kapolei, HI, November 22, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kalaeloa Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: RP8S
- Location: 21.3071° N, 158.0704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KALAELOA (JOHN RODGERS FLD) (JRF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3071&lon=-158.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7158S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7158S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 444 total, 404 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161122020489I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2016, DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, N7158S SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT PHJR AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT HAD THE WINDS AT 060 11 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS, BOTH THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THESE CONDITIONS.

THE  STUDENT WAS PERFORMING PEDAL TURN MANEUVERS AT PHJR, WHEN THE STUDENT DECIDED TO PERFORM A 360 DEGREE LEFT PEDAL TURN, BEFORE THE MANEUVER THE CFI REMINDED THE STUDENT THE PURPOSE OF EACH FLIGHT CONTROL, EMPHASIZING THE PEDALS FOR THE MANEUVER: LEFT PEDAL TO ACCELERATE / RIGHT TO DECELERATE THE RATE OF TURN.

THE STUDENT STARTED THE LEFT PEDAL TURN BY APPLYING LEFT PEDAL, HE ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT RATE OF TURN (DUE TO THE WIND PUSHING THROUGH THE TAIL BOOM AND THE STABILIZERS), WHEN THE HELICOPTER REACHED THE POINT OF A STRAIGHT TAIL WIND, THE STUDENT DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THE RATE OF TURN WOULD BE ACCELERATED AND MAINTAINED A LARGE AMOUNT OF LEFT PEDAL. THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO SPIN FAST AND EVEN WITH THE CFI?S RIGHT PEDAL INPUT THE CONDITION DID NOT CHANGE BECAUSE THE STUDENT WAS BLOCKING THE PEDALS BY APPLYING A LARGE AMOUNT OF LEFT PEDAL. THE CFI VERBALIZE "I HAVE THE CONTROLS" AND PUSHED THE CYCLIC FORWARD TO REDUCE THE RATE OF TURN WITH THE VERTICAL STABILIZERS.

AS THE HELICOPTER WAS STILL SPINNING THE CFI CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE LEFT FRONT SKID TOUCHED THE GROUND.  SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CFI APPLIED AFT CYCLIC TO LEVEL THE HELICOPTER AND LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO REDUCE THE LIFT. WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS ON THE GROUND, THE CFI STARTED THE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE.

THE IMPACT BROKE THE LEFT SKID JUST FORWARD OF THE CROSS TUBE JUNCTION.

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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