# Accident 20170520008909A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Linden, NJ, May 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6175° N, 74.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6175&lon=-74.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2322Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2322Z-2020-10-31) (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: 1,148 total, 514 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170520008909A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/20/2017, THE PILOT OF N2322Z WAS CONDUCTING AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT. INSTRUCTION WAS BEING GIVEN ON HOVERING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 9/27. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO DRIFT AND HE WANTED TO POSITION IT OVER THE PAVEMENT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING REPOSITIONED, THE RIGHT SKID HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND EXPERIENCED A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE PAVEMENT ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA17CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA187), May 20, 2017: Robinson R22 (N2322Z), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control while hovering, which resulted in skid contact with the ground and a dynamic roll-over.

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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