# Accident 20170824010449A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Bremerton, WA, August 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2017, 14:23 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4908° N, 122.7642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4908&lon=-122.7642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7198J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7198J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 90 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA509) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170824010449A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED FROM BFI TO PWT. AT PWT THEY CONDUCTED A COUPLE OF PRACTICE LANDINGS.  WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO LET THE STUDENT ATTEMPT HIS FIRST SOLO THEY MOVED OFF THE TAXIWAY, HE BRIEFED THE STUDENT AND ARRANGED BALLAST IN THE AIRCRAFT AND MOVED TO A POSITION TO OBSERVE.  UPON THE STUDENT ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST SOLO TAKEOFF THE SKID CAUGHT THE SOD AND CAUSED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.  THE INSTRUCTOR WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO SHUT THE ENGINE AND MASTER OFF AND ASSISTED HIM OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE SHOULD HAVE PUT THE HELICOPTER BACK ON THE TAXIWAY SO THE STUDENTS FIRST SOLO LIFTOFF WAS FROM A FIRM SURFACE.

## 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 GAA17CA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA509), Aug 24, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N7198J), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper bank control during takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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