# NTSB CEN14CA108: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta, N994HV, Beaumont, TX, January 9, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 9, 2014, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Beaumont, TX - Coordinates: 30.074443, -94.218612 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0744&lon=-94.2186&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 13, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 88657 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA108 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88657/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA108 ## Probable cause The student pilot not controlling the helicopter following a wind gust and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action resulting in the helicopter rolling over on its side during a landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 96 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7640110), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041000): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041000/cases.md?model=7640110), [All aircraft, 111 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041000/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=7640110), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=7640110), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231) (defining event); cases with it: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 35 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231/sequence.md?model=7640110), [All aircraft, 161 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231/sequence.md) ## Analysis For about 30 minutes, the flight instructor and his student pilot were practicing hovering and landings on a level concrete area. During the accident touchdown, a wind gust or wind shift occurred and the helicopter shifted sideways. The pilots felt the skids "catch" and the left side of the helicopter began to lift. The flight instructor called for and took control of the helicopter. The student pilot had not released his controls. The helicopter then rolled onto its right side. The helicopter sustained substantial tailboom damage. The pilot's accident report indicated that there were no helicopter mechanical malfunctions. ## Factual narrative For about 30 minutes, the flight instructor and his student pilot were practicing hovering and landings on a level concrete area. During the accident touchdown, a wind gust or wind shift occurred and the helicopter shifted sideways. The pilots felt the skids "catch" and the left side of the helicopter began to lift. The flight instructor called for and took control of the helicopter. The student pilot had not released his controls. The helicopter then rolled onto its right side. The helicopter sustained substantial tailboom damage. The pilot's accident report indicated that there were no helicopter mechanical malfunctions. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N994HV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994HV-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 0994, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (BETA) - Registry model: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Helicopter - Serial number: 0994 - Year built: 1989 - Airframe hours: 11342 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-B2C reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Heritage Helicopter Services LLC - Registered owner: Heritage Helicopter Services LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 5, 2013 - Departed: BMT, Beaumont, TX - Destination: BMT, Beaumont, TX - Airport: BMT, Beaumont Muni ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 29; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 5, 2012; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,223.8 total, 570.2 in this make and model, 1,025.4 as pilot in command, 91.3 in the last 90 days, 30.8 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 45; injuries: none; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7 total, 7 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KBPT, 13 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20140109000649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140109000649A), Jan 9, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. The helicopter was in the pattern at bmt for a dual instructional flight. While performing hover/landing instruction the helicopter skid contacted the pavement… ## Other investigations on N994HV (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 LAX07CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA043), Nov 21, 2006: Robinson R22 Beta (N994HV), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the instructor's failure to arrest the descent, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Also causal was the inadequate supervision by… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.