# Accident 20180122006109A: Gumbal CABRI G2, Cahokia, IL, January 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2018, 11:20 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Down Town
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 3MYS
- Location: 38.5714° N, 90.1544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5714&lon=-90.1544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989HH-2019-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 (registry code 9000001, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicopteres-guimbal-cabri-g2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GUMBAL CABRI G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180122006109A

## Narrative

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

A NEW STUDENT PILOTAND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT CPS. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, UPON LANDING THEY ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND, THE HELICOPTER TURNED TO THE LEFT AS IT HAD LOSS TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS, THE SKIDS HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE TRIED BUT COULD NOT PUT IN THE CORRECT INPUTS IN TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA18CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA110), Jan 22, 2018: Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 (N989HH), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain yaw control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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