Accident Robinson R22 Beta N2446X, Sunday 14 July 1991

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Date:	Sunday 14 July 1991
Time:	12:02 LT
Type:	Robinson R22 Beta
Owner/operator:	Engle Helicopter, Inc.
Registration:	N2446X
MSN:	0576
Year of manufacture:	1986
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-J2A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	White Plains, NY - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Caldwell, NJ (KCDW)
Destination airport:	White Plains, NY (HPN
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE HELICOPTER WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT WITH RESTRICTIVE NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. THE PILOT ARRIVED OVER THE AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL AND WAS CLEARED TO A TAXIWAY. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE DESCENT AS STEEP AND HE MISSED HIS DESIRED LANDING AREA. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A GRASSY AREA NEAR THE DESIGNATED LANDING AREA, HOWEVER, HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH A LEFT LATERAL MOVEMENT AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURE THE HELICOPTER HAD NO LATERAL MOTION UPON TOUCHDOWN.

Accident investigation: