20191219023339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Beeville, TX · December 19, 2019

Date: December 19, 2019 · 15:40 local
Place: Beeville, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N695AP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA037
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 29 total29 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N695APRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3308 · Built 2001 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine 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.

N695AP a Robinson R22 experienced a dynamic roll over and suffered substantal damage during take off. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR 91 rules on an instructional flight. Pilot logbooks indicate that the student pilot had soloed the day before the accident in the same aircraft.

The student pilot and instructor stated that they had flown together .7 on the accident day. The accident occurred on the first attempted solo take off. The student stated that the aircraft lifted off "toes first" and the right skid "caught" pavement with the aircraft subsequently rolling over on it's right side.

As the FAA filed it

N695AP A ROBINSON R22 EXPERIENCED A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTAL DAMAGE DURING TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91 RULES ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. PILOT LOGBOOKS INDICATE THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD SOLOED THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT IN THE SAME AIRCRAFT.

THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY HAD FLOWN TOGETHER .7 ON THE ACCIDENT DAY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPTED SOLO TAKE OFF. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF "TOES FIRST" AND THE RIGHT SKID "CAUGHT" PAVEMENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLING OVER ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE.

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 CEN20LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeeville, TXThe solo student pilot's improper cyclic input during takeoff, which resulted in dynamic rollover.Dec 19, 2019 · Substantial damage