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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 2024 |
| Time: | 07:54 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N333PJ |
| MSN: | 3804 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kailua-Kona, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kona-Keahole Airport, HI (KOA/PHKO) |
| Kona-Keahole Airport, HI (KOA/PHKO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were practicing high density altitude training. The pilot receiving instruction made several landings to a pinnacle approved for practice landings by the flight school which was located at about 5,500’ ft msl. The flight instructor decided to try a new landing site, which was not approved by the flight school, located at 6,500’ ft msl. On their second approach to the new landing area the rotor RPM began to decay, the flight instructor took the controls, he pushed forward on the cyclic to attempt to go around and added power, increasing collective. The instructor’s control inputs resulted in the main rotor rpm’s continued decrease. The helicopter impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and tail boom. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s failure to implement the correct action for low rotor RPM recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kitv.com/news/faa-investigating-after-helicopter-makes-hard-landing-near-kona-international-airport/article_11475c32-1ebe-11ef-82fe-c39195ac4de4.html
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194350
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 2013 | N333PJ | Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc | 0 | Kona International Airport (KOA/PHKO), Kona, HI | |
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2024 17:15 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Apr-2025 15:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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