- Date
- November 5, 1984, 12:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8360ARobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841105060009A
- Case key
- 21617
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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
According to the CFI there was no intention to perform 'touchdown' autorotation landings. During the third simulated power loss the CFI reported that he initiated the flare at about 55 ft AGL. As airspeed dissipated and the sink rate continued the CFI increased collective anticipating a 'hard run-on landing.' The front of the skids dug into the unimproved terrain causing the helicopter to roll over. There were no reported mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8360A
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0304
- Airframe hours
- 265
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lakefront Helicopters Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 11, 1984 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- NEW · New Orleans, LA
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
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,051 total · 605 in this make and model · 890 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 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.