ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169178
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| Date: | Sunday 24 August 2014 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | LA Helicopters Flight School |
| Registration: | N341SL |
| MSN: | 2299 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1501 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field), Long Beach, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field), Long Beach, California (KLGB) |
| Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field), Long Beach, California (KLGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that during practice hovering, the student pilot lost aircraft control and the helicopter yawed towards the right. The flight instructor did not act in a timely manner to maintain control of the helicopter and prevent the tail rotor from contacting the ground during the recovery. Subsequently, the helicopter sustained substantial damage to its tail boom. The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during a practice hover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial reaction.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=341SL
3. https://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N341SL
4. http://helihub.com/2014/08/24/24-aug-14-n341sl-robinson-r22-long-beach-us-california/
5. http://www.avclaims.com/N341SL.htm
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2014 19:26 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 25-Aug-2014 19:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2014 03:59 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2016 19:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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