- Date
- October 1, 1988, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2628BRobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881001042589A
- Case key
- 32338
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While practicing hovering the helicopter began to drift. The instructor plt corrected this & returned control to the student plt. The helicopter then began to descend & the instructor plt attempted to correct this with collective, but the student plt applied opposite collective input. A skid caught the ground & the helicopter then experienced dynamic rollover. The student had 7 hours of total flight time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2628B
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 771
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 131 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rotor Flight, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 40X · Rybolt Ranch
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 1,760 in this make and model · 2,350 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 14 nm away
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 N2628B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.