ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195522
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 2017 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Heliflights LLC |
| Registration: | N2322Z |
| MSN: | 2080 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Linden Airport, Linden, New Jersey -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Linden Airport, Linden, NJ (LDJ/KLDJ) |
| Linden Airport, Linden, NJ (LDJ/KLDJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter flight instructor stated that he was providing the student pilot with his first introductory flight in a helicopter. The flight instructor was holding the dual controls lightly while the student pilot practiced hovering. The helicopter was hovering over a concrete area on the airport and had drifted over grass. The flight instructor then told the student pilot to hover back over the concrete. As the helicopter was proceeding back to the concrete, the student pilot made an abrupt movement on the cyclic to the right, and the right skid contacted an unknown object, which caused a dynamic roll-over.
The student pilot's written account was similar, except he stated that the flight instructor had taken control of the helicopter and was hovering toward the concrete when a sudden downward push of wind caused a forceful movement to the right. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right skid had contacted the ground, which resulted in a dynamic rollover and substantial damage to the main rotor blades and fuselage. No pre-impact mechanical malfunctions were noted nor did the pilots report any. The wind at the airport was recorded as calm about the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control while hovering, which resulted in skid contact with the ground and a dynamic roll-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2322Z
3. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/05/20/linden-helicopter-crash/
4. https://eu.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2017/05/21/helicopter-crashes-linden-airport/334957001/
5. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Helicopter-Rolls-Over-at-NJ-Airport-Airport-Linden-423366624.html
6. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/05/robinson-r22-beta-n2322z-heliflights.html
7. https://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2017/05/no_injuries_after_helicopter_overturns_at_nj_airpo.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2017 07:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-May-2017 10:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2017 14:28 | CTYONE | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 21-May-2017 14:46 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2017 19:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Jul-2017 13:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 17:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 17:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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