- Date
- August 10, 1989, 11:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8477BRobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890810028629A
- Case key
- 26456
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Probable cause
Improperly use of the flight controls by the pilot and his failure to maintain control of the helicopter.
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 student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on his second supervised solo flight. As he was beginning his second takeoff, he lost control of the helicopter. During the occurrence, the right skid contacted the ground and the helicoper rolled-over onto its right side. A post accident investigation disclosed continuity of the flight control system; no pre-accident abnormalities were observed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8477B
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0394
- Airframe hours
- 2,818
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arizona Wing And Rotor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 4, 1989 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- SDL
- Destination
- SDL
- Airport
- SDL · Scottsdale Muni
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
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 34 total · 34 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.