# Accident 20220416005539A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, West Jordan, UT, April 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Airport: South Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6196° N, 111.9929° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6196&lon=-111.9929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3297Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3297Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,390 total, 75 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220416005539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND, THERE WAS A PIVOT POINT, A ROLLING MOTION, EXCEEDED THE CRITICAL ANGLE, HAD POWER/COLLECTIVE APPLIED, AND EXPERIENCED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE 3 POB WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR22LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA157), Apr 16, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N3297Q), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control and terrain clearance while hovering, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action 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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