- Date
- February 10, 1984, 10:58 local (18:58 UTC)
- Place
- Riverside, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9026RRobinson R-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840210003609A
- Case key
- 24167
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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.
Roll over
Lift-off - not correctedCause
Analysis
The acc occurred when the prospective buyer plt started to pick up the rotorcraft with too much aft cyclic. The rt rear skid dug into the ground and the acft rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9026R
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 022
- Airframe hours
- 1,053
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raincross Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- RAL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,780 total · 750 in this make and model · 8,130 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.