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FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Franklin, CA · April 10, 2018

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Date
April 10, 2018 · 17:10 local
Place
Franklin, CA
Airport
Sac Exec
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
4OJA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N622MP
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA210
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-J2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,060 total830 in this make and model146 in the last 90 days
N622MPRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 4016 · Built 2006Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming O-360-J2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 04/10/2018 at approximately 1710 hours, aircraft N622 mp, a Robinson R-22 helicopter, departed sacramento executive airport (ksac) enroute to Franklin airfield CA (F72). The training flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

The training flight was conducted for a commercially rated helicopter pilot seeking a CFI helicopter rating. While conducting a touch-down autorotation maneuver the student pilot applied excessive aft cyclic after touchdown which caused the main rotor blade to contact the tailboom of the aircraft. The blade strike resulted in substantial damage to the main rotor blades and the tailboom of the aircraft.

The investigating inspectors found the CFI and pilot to be forthcoming, cooperative, and to have a constructive and compliant attitude. A search of FAA databases did not reveal any previous violations, accidents or incident history.

Both airmen where counseled iaw compliance philosophy on the importance of proper flight control techniques during autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/10/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 HOURS, AIRCRAFT N622 MP, A ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER, DEPARTED SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KSAC) ENROUTE TO FRANKLIN AIRFIELD CA (F72). THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FOR A COMMERCIALLY RATED HELICOPTER PILOT SEEKING A CFI HELICOPTER RATING. WHILE CONDUCTING A TOUCH-DOWN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE AFT CYCLIC AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHICH CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO CONTACT THE TAILBOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE BLADE STRIKE RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND THE TAILBOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTORS FOUND THE CFI AND PILOT TO BE FORTHCOMING, COOPERATIVE, AND TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE AND COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. A SEARCH OF FAA DATABASES DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENT HISTORY.

BOTH AIRMEN WHERE COUNSELED IAW COMPLIANCE PHILOSOPHY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER FLIGHT CONTROL TECHNIQUES DURING AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA18CA210Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFranklin, CAThe pilot receiving instruction’s abrupt cyclic control input during the touch-down autorotation.Apr 11, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N622MP · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20220929017889AHover/Holding · Nashville, TNOn 09/29/2022 at approximately 0915 local time, N622MP was hovering east of the active runway 20 at kjwn at approximately 10 feet AGL and lost control of the aircraft impacting the ground on the right side of the aircraft. The aircraft was destroyed. No…Sep 29, 2022 · DestroyedAccident 20170829011719AManeuver · Sacramento, CAOn 29 August 2017 at approximately 1245 hours pacific daylight time, N622MP, a Robinson R-22 aircraft , conducting training on at Sacramento executive airport, Sacramento CA. The training flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. Visual…Aug 29, 2017 · Substantial damage