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FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Ocean City, NJ · August 10, 2018

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Date
August 10, 2018 · 09:30 local
Place
Ocean City, NJ
Airport
Ocean City Municipal
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N92TR
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA483
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
544 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N92TRRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 2375 · Built 1993Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 10, 2018, at Ocean City Municipal Airport, NJ, over a marsh area west and adjacent to runway 6, a CFI was performing hover training wih a student in a Robinson R22 helcopter, at about 3-feet from the ground. During the sequence of establishing and exchanging control from PIC to student, and after the student established a hover, the helicopter became unstable and CFI took back control of the helicopter. However, the helicopter was low to the ground, and the left skid contacted the ground. Control of the helicopter could not be recovered and the helicopter went into a dynamic roller condition. The helicopter came to rest on its side, right skid up, with substantial damage. The PIC and student pilot were able to disembark the helicopter on their own; no injury to the PIC. The student pilot sustained an injury to her leg. Both PIC and student were taken to hospital. PIC was released on the same day, without injury. Student remained in hospital overnight with treatment accomplished on injury to leg. She was released the next day.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 10, 2018, AT OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NJ, OVER A MARSH AREA WEST AND ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 6, A CFI WAS PERFORMING HOVER TRAINING WIH A STUDENT IN A ROBINSON R22 HELCOPTER, AT ABOUT 3-FEET FROM THE GROUND. DURING THE SEQUENCE OF ESTABLISHING AND EXCHANGING CONTROL FROM PIC TO STUDENT, AND AFTER THE STUDENT ESTABLISHED A HOVER, THE HELICOPTER BECAME UNSTABLE AND CFI TOOK BACK CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. HOWEVER, THE HELICOPTER WAS LOW TO THE GROUND, AND THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER COULD NOT BE RECOVERED AND THE HELICOPTER WENT INTO A DYNAMIC ROLLER CONDITION. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE, RIGHT SKID UP, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIC AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ABLE TO DISEMBARK THE HELICOPTER ON THEIR OWN; NO INJURY TO THE PIC. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HER LEG. BOTH PIC AND STUDENT WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. PIC WAS RELEASED ON THE SAME DAY, WITHOUT INJURY. STUDENT REMAINED IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT WITH TREATMENT ACCOMPLISHED ON INJURY TO LEG. SHE WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.

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 GAA18CA483Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOcean City, NJThe flight instructor's decision to conduct hover practice at a lower altitude than recommended and his delayed remedial action during recovery from an unstable hover, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.Aug 10, 2018 · Substantial damage