ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38360
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Date: | Sunday 10 September 1995 |
Time: | 17:50 |
Type: | Robinson R22 Beta |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N22BX |
MSN: | 1050 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2831 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Akron-Fulton Airport, Akron, Ohio -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Akron-Canton Airport, Canton, Ohio (CAK/KCAK) |
Destination airport: | Akron-Fulton Airport, Akron, Ohio (AKR/KAKR) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On September 10, 1995, at 17:50 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), a Robinson R-22 Beta, N22BX, was destroyed when it impacted the ground after takeoff at the Akron-Fulton Airport, Akron, Ohio. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, for the personal flight that originated from Akron-Canton, Ohio, about 1735. No flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot departed the Akron-Canton traffic pattern in N22BX, for the Akron-Fulton Airport (AKR). According to witnesses near AKR, the helicopter was observed hovering on the airport before takeoff. The helicopter departed to the north and climbed to about 200 feet, where it was observed to "wobble."
A police officer who witnessed the accident stated: "...I heard what sounded like an aircraft engine suddenly running at full throttle. Looking up, I observed a small helicopter two to three hundred feet off the ground. The helicopter was at an odd attitude, with the tail at a down angle and wobbling back and forth. While I watched, the craft pitched sideways to the right and began to spin out of control, with the aircraft body revolving 360 degrees about 4 times, before impact. The tail rotor appeared to be spinning slower than normal as the blades were visible instead of the usual blur. Impact was in a bulldozed field..."
Another police officer who witnessed the accident stated: "...I saw the helicopter come across...It was swaying from left to right. It then made a U-Turn, and started to head back towards the airport. At that point it began to spin in circles and came straight down..."
The accident occurred during the hours of daylight about 41 degrees, 02 minutes north latitude, and 81 degrees, 28 minutes west longitude.
CAUSE: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the rotor RPM, and his improper remedial action, which resulted in the rotor stalling. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience in helicopters, and his lack of total experience in make and model.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC95FA221
2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=22BX 3.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=37548
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Sep-2016 23:59 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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