- Date
- July 12, 1982, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Davison, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8902FHughes 269A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820712027289A
- Case key
- 70417
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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.
Analysis
The student pilot was making a 180 degree pedal turn to the right while hovering. The instructor pilot (ip) stated that after 90 degrees of turn, the rate of turning started to increase and the student applied left pedal to slow the turn. The ip noted that the RPM had dropped below the normal range and took control of the helicopter. The ip increased the RPM and added left pedal, but the helicopter continued to turn to the right. He then initiated a hovering autorotation, but during touchdown, the helicopter rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8902F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 83-0279
- Airframe hours
- 4,556
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-B1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Helicopters Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Helicopters Ltd.
- Departed
- Flint, MI
- Destination
- Flint, MI
- Airport
- 6G0 · Davison.Genova, runway 26, 3,526 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,350 total · 71 in this make and model · 1,184 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8902F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.