# Accident 20180727018159A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Lantana.., FL, July 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2018, 18:50 local time
- Place: Lantana.., FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park/Lantana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IGIS
- Location: 26.5928° N, 80.0853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5928&lon=-80.0853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479AT-2018-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA450) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA450), Jul 27, 2018: Robinson R44 (N479AT), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper pitch control during landing, 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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