What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 27, 2018, at approximately 1850 EST, a Robinson R44, N479AT, registered and operated by ?airmen testing and training inc dba Palm Beach helicopters? A 14 CFR 141 flight school. Encountered an uncontrolled dynamic rollover onto its right side on taxi way bravo, resulting in a total loss of the aircraft and 1 occupant with a minor injury. During the interviews it was discovered that the student?s over correction of the cyclic input to the right, in order to try and correct a left drift of centerline during hover, subsequently caused the right rear foot of the skid to contact the ground, resulting in the dynamic rollover. Instructor intervention was too late once the helicopter started to roll.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 EST, A ROBINSON R44, N479AT, REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY ?AIRMEN TESTING AND TRAINING INC DBA PALM BEACH HELICOPTERS? A 14 CFR 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. ENCOUNTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE ON TAXI WAY BRAVO, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND 1 OCCUPANT WITH A MINOR INJURY. DURING THE INTERVIEWS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STUDENT?S OVER CORRECTION OF THE CYCLIC INPUT TO THE RIGHT, IN ORDER TO TRY AND CORRECT A LEFT DRIFT OF CENTERLINE DURING HOVER, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE RIGHT REAR FOOT OF THE SKID TO CONTACT THE GROUND, RESULTING IN THE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. INSTRUCTOR INTERVENTION WAS TOO LATE ONCE THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO ROLL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.