- Date
- October 30, 1991, 08:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Millville, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N502THRobinson R22B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911030056429A
- Case key
- 37102
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions.
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 pilot was making a precautionary landing because of a burning smell in the cockpit. During landing the pilot lost control and the helicopter landed hard and rolled over. The wind was from 020 degrees at 12 knots with peak gusts to 18. The pilot had a total flying time of 117 hours with 65 hours pilot in command.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N502TH
- Reported as
- Robinson R22B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0846
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 131 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Titan Helocopter Services,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Titan Helocopter Services,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 1900
- Destination
- TGI · Tangier Island, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MIV · Millville Municipal, runway 32, 5,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 117 total · 117 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 31 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.