- Date
- March 21, 1982, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1KHRobinson R-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71026
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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 instructor pilot was demonstrating a hovering autorotation to the student from approximately an 18 inch altitude. Shortly after touchdown, which was level and without movement in any direction, the aircraft started to roll to the left. The pilot reported insufficient control available to stop the roll and substantial damage resulted when the main rotor blades contacted the ground. Upon exiting the helicopter the pilot noticed a strong wind from the right.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1KH
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0184
- Airframe hours
- 150
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Kitti Hawk, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Kitti Hawk, Inc.
- Departed
- 12 · Hillsboro, OR
- Destination
- 12 · Hillsboro, OR
- Airport
- 12 · Willamette Valley
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 10,500 total · 45 in this make and model · 8,500 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIO, 5 nm away