ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178830
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 2015 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Flight Inc. |
| Registration: | N86EH |
| MSN: | 0585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9928 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, Ronkonkoma, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York (ISP/KISP) |
| Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York (ISP/KISP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that he had given instructions to the student pilot to hover taxi over a grass area on the airport property. The flight instructor stated the helicopter was "hovering 18 inches to 30 inches above the ground and then was lying on its side on the ground". The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor, tail boom, and tail rotor drive shaft.
In a statement to the FAA, the flight instructor said he had given the controls to the student pilot. The student pilot started to over control the helicopter and it went into a pendulum motion. The helicopter came close to the ground and the right skid made contact with the ground, causing a dynamic rollover.
The flight instructor reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's loss of control during a hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of action to remediate the student pilot's control inputs and recover aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N86EH
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/42234/
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/r22_0501-1000_29.html
5. http://helihub.com/2015/08/18/18-aug-15-n86eh-robinson-r22b-ronkonkoma-us-new-york/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_MacArthur_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 1993 | N344WA | Eastern Helicopters | 0 | Ronkonkoma, NY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2015 08:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2015 00:17 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 12:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2016 12:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2016 18:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2016 18:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Oct-2016 18:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Oct-2016 18:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2018 17:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2018 17:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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