ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59014
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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 2009 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2360M |
| MSN: | 2340 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2952 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Richmond, VI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richmond International Airport, VI (RIC/KRIC) |
| Victoria, VI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot stated that, upon reaching cruising altitude, he reached to pull the trim adjustment knob but inadvertently pulled the mixture control knob, which caused the engine to shutdown. The pilot immediately lowered the collective lever and entered an auto rotation. He attempted to restart the engine using the throttle and the starter but did not advance the mixture control from the idle cut off position. As he flared the helicopter to land, the windscreen contacted power lines, and then the helicopter struck an automobile on a roadway. The helicopter sustained damage to the windscreen, main rotor blades, and tailboom. The Pilot's Operating Handbook for the Robinson R-22 states that "If the mixture control is inadvertently pulled in flight, engine stoppage will result. To avoid pulling the wrong control, always reach around left side of cyclic to actuate lateral trim."
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently shutting down the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2360M
3. http://helihub.com/2009/03/21/21-mar-09-n2360m-robinson-r22-richmond-us-virginia/
4. https://www.richmond.com/rtd/news/local/article/heli23_20090322-223217/238362/
5. http://www.nbc12.com/global/story.asps=10049682
6. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1138130
7. http://asj.nolan-law.com/2009/04/accidents-incidents-32209-33109/
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_International_Airport
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2009 07:33 | Digitalis | Added |
| 24-Mar-2009 23:34 | slowkid | Updated |
| 01-Oct-2016 17:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 23:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 23:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Feb-2022 23:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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