ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196607
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| Date: | Monday 10 July 2017 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Aviation |
| Registration: | N2336J |
| MSN: | 2168 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6973 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport, 3 miles N of Wilkes-Barre, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport, Kingston, PA (KWBW) |
| Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport, Kingston, PA (KWBW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 10 July 2017 when crashed at Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) a county owned, public airport at Forty Fort, three miles north of Wilkes-Barre, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at approximate Coordinates: 41°17′50″N, 075°51′08″W
The flight instructor reported that he was teaching his student to hover in the helicopter. The helicopter was in a 2-ft hover and began drifting to the left. The left rear skid contacted the ground, and the helicopter rolled left. The student pilot pulled up on the collective, and the instructor attempted to push the collective down. A dynamic rollover occurred, and the helicopter rolled onto its left side.
The flight instructor reported that wind gusts may have been a factor in the accident.
According to the METAR that the flight instructor was monitoring about the time of the accident, the wind was from 210° at 8 knots. The METAR reported no wind gusts and no convective activity that day.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom and the main rotor system. The pilots reported that there were no pre accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to maintain helicopter altitude during hover flight instruction, and the student pilot’s incorrect collective application, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA Registration: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2336J
3. https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/667019/helicopter-crashes-at-wyoming-valley-airport-in-forty-fort
4. https://www.reddit.com/r/NTSB_database/comments/6nd6x8/nonfatal_07102017_robinson_helicopter_r22/
5. https://www.timesleader.com/news/683931/ntsb-report-loss-of-control-caused-helicopter-crash-at-wyoming-valley-airport
6. https://fox56.com/news/local/helicopter-crash-at-airport-in-wyoming
Location
Media:
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— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 11 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2017 07:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jul-2017 10:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2017 10:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 11-Jul-2017 13:59 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 23-Dec-2017 20:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 16:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 16:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Aug-2018 16:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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