20170131000839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Armstrong, TX · January 31, 2017

Date
January 31, 2017 · 09:30 local
Place
Armstrong, TX
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N883KC
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA130
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-J2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,800 total7,200 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to remove tie down on left skid. When attempting to hover off the trailer the aircraft rolled left striking the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE TIE DOWN ON LEFT SKID. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HOVER OFF THE TRAILER THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT STRIKING THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.