- Date
- April 26, 1987, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Manassas, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2486NRobinson R-22B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870426013659I
- Case key
- 11316
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Analysis
The student, under the supervision of the instructor, was practicing hovering; about 5 ft AGL. The stu had been overcontrolling the acft and each time the instr would take corrective action to stabilize the acft. The accident occurred when the stu overcontrolled the acft and the left skid hit the ground. The acft rolled over afterwards.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft handling - inadequateCause
Lack of total experienceCause
Supervision - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Remedial action - delayedCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2486N
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 594
- Airframe hours
- 578
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Metropolitan Helicopter
- Registered owner
- Peter T. Lewis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- W10 · Manassas
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 453 total · 233 in this make and model · 385 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.