- Date
- September 14, 1989, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N358JSRobinson R22 Beta
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890914034879A
- Case key
- 41080
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudging altitude and airspeed.
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
While demonstrating a 180 degree autorotation, the helicopter descended too rapidly. The instructor tried to cushion the impact, however, the tail rotor contacted the ground first followed by the skids. The left skid collapsed and the helicopter rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N358JS
- Reported as
- Robinson R22 Beta
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0628
- Airframe hours
- 1,253
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hillsboro Helicopter
- Registered owner
- Stubblefield, Jerry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 11, 1989 · 35 hours before
- Airport
- H10 · Portland-Hillsboro, runway 30, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 818 total · 581 in this make and model · 712 as pilot in command · 209 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 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.