# Accident 20170710011529A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Forty_fort, PA, July 10, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Forty_fort, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2972° N, 75.8522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2972&lon=-75.8522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2336J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2336J-2018-12-07) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170710011529A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE HOVERING AT APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT OFF OF THE GROUND.THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SINK THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO PUSH DOWN ON THE COLLECTIVE WHILE THE STUDENT WAS PULLING UP ON THE COLLECTIVE. THE RIGHT REAR SKID CONTACTED A CRACK IN THE RUNWAY CREATING A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER.

## 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 GAA17CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA406), Jul 10, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N2336J), Wilkes-Barre, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain helicopter altitude during hover flight instruction, which resulted in the helicopter skid contacting a crack in the runway and a dynamic…

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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