- Date
- June 14, 1982, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90165Robinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820614022289A
- Case key
- 70323
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a landing, the pilot reported that he came to a 3 ft hover then initiated a descent by lowering the collective. He stated that when the helicopter was about 6 inches above the ground, he lowered the collective to complete the landing, and at that point, a gust of wind rocked the helicopter rearward. The rear part of the right skid struck the ground. The pilot reported that at about that time, he heard and felt a slight thump and everything started spinning. Subsequently, the helicopter was stopped on the ground and shutdown. After the accident, an examination revealed that a tail rotor blade, the lower half of the vertical fin and the tail rotor skid had broken. The prevailing wind was from 280 degrees at 12 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90165
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0014
- Airframe hours
- 1,018
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Navajo Aviation
- Registered owner
- Navajo Aviation
- Departed
- CCR · Concord, CA
- Destination
- CCR · Concord, CA
- Airport
- CCR · Buchanan
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 190 total · 32 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N90165 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.