- Date
- August 24, 1985, 08:58 local (12:58 UTC)
- Place
- Ronkonkoma, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90773Robinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850824045229A
- Case key
- 35954
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local training flight the student was attempting a lift off and began to drift to the left. The students control input was to the left aggravating the situation. The instructor took control of the aircraft however the roll over had progressed to an uncontrollable position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90773
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0278
- Airframe hours
- 1,057
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eastern Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1984 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- ISP · Islip, NY
- Airport
- ISL · Islip Macarthur
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 418 total · 382 in this make and model · 366 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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 N90773 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.