GAA22WA094

NTSB incident investigation · Robinson R22 · Mitchell, Australia · January 11, 2022

Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · Foreign
Date
January 11, 2022, 10:00 local (00:00 UTC)
Place
Mitchell, Australia
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
VH-VHERobinson R22
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Flight control sys malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
104604

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Flight control sys malf/failManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 410 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
VH-VHE
Reported as
Robinson R22 (BETA)
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Minor damage
Departed
YMIT · Mitchell