- Date
- April 29, 1987, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ellington, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9070FRobinson R-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870429021689A
- Case key
- 30636
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an instructional flight, the instructor pilot simulated a forced landing at about 250 feet and 60 KIAS. The student pilot at this time entered an autorotation and the helicopter started to descend. Collective was pulled but this failed to stop the descent and the aircraft contacted the ground in a tail low attitude. Aircraft slid forward in a level attitude and the right skid dug into the surface causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9070F
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0185
- Airframe hours
- 1,998
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2C, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Northeast Helicopter, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 7B9
- Airport
- Windham
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,556 total · 2,504 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 203 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F
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 N9070F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.