# Accident 20220618009899A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Auburn, WA, June 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2022, 16:23 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3243° N, 122.2276° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3243&lon=-122.2276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944BC-2024-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 127 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220618009899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT/CFI WAS GIVING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HOVERING INSTRUCTION IN A GRASSY PRACTICE AREA. TO CORRECT A BACKWARD MOTION DURING HOVER THE CFI APPLIED FORWARD CYCLIC AND LOWERED COLLECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A ROLLING MOTION. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 WPR22LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA220), Jun 18, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N944BC), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of helicopter control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action while providing hover training 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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