- Date
- August 7, 1986, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8556MRobinson R22A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860807037889A
- Case key
- 13500
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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 CFI reported that upon liftoff, the aircraft began drift left. When he tried to correct this condition he found that he could not move the cyclic to the right. While drifting to the left, the left rear skid hit the ground, the aircraft tilted back and the tailrotor struck the ground. The CFI later reported that the cyclic could not be moved to the right because the student pilots leg was caught between the cyclic and the vent door. When the student tried to pull his leg back out of the way, he also pulled the cyclic back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8556M
- Reported as
- Robinson R22A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0451
- Airframe hours
- 738
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hervert Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 3, 1986
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 839 total · 558 in this make and model · 712 as pilot in command · 251 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.