Robinson R22 N128PH
27 January 2001 · Long Beach, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 January 2001 at about 20:15 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N128PH was involved in an accident near Long Beach, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vortex Heliport (3MS9)
- Coordinates
- 30.3609, -89.1606
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22
- Registration
- N128PH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Long Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA064
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to relinquish the flight controls while the CFI was demonstrating a takeoff to a hover. This resulted in an in-flight loss of directional control, in-flight collision with terrain, and subsequent roll over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The CFI picked the helicopter up to a hover with a student pilot following him through on the flight controls. The helicopter started to drift to the left and the CFI applied right cyclic input, however the student pilot froze on the flight controls. The CFI instructed the student pilot to get off the controls with negative response. The helicopter pitched up and the tailrotor blades collided with the ground. The helicopter continued to roll to the right and rolled over on its right side.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2001 | Robinson R22 BETA | Buffalo, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2001 | Robinson R22 | Alvarado, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2001 | Robinson R22 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2001 | Robinson R22 BETA | East Troy, Wisconsin, United States | WW Helicopters LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2001 | Robinson R22 BETA | Hayward, California, United States | Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 2001 | Robinson R22 | Raymondville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Byhalia, Mississippi, United States | Mark D. Valentino | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172RG | Waveland, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 2001 | Grumman G-164A | Poplarville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2001 | Cessna T310R | Madison, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Cessna 172 F | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | Jimmy Leon Thompson | Serious injuries | - |