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| Date: | Friday 4 October 2002 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Corporate Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N222MQ |
| MSN: | 3362 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 56 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Louisburg, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Louisburg-Franklin County Airport, NC (LFN/KLHZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on his second supervised solo flight. As he applied collective pitch, the front of the skids of the helicopter came off the ground and the rear of the skids remained on the ground. He continued to increase collective pitch; the helicopter became airborne, yawed to the left, and started drifting to the right. The right skid collided with the ground and the helicopter bounced back into the air. He over corrected with cyclic and the right skid collided with the ground again, and the helicopter rolled over on its right side. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the helicopter. He was late with flight control inputs and the helicopter rolled over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls (collective and cyclic) during an attempted takeoff to a hover, that resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain, and dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA001
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 07:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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