Robinson R-22 N222MQ

Summary

On 4 October 2002 at about 15:30 local time, a Robinson R-22 registered N222MQ, operated by Corporate Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Louisburg, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 October 2002 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Louisburg, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Franklin County (LHZ)

Coordinates

36.0278, -78.3306

Aircraft

Robinson R-22

Registration

N222MQ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Corporate Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA001

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper use of flight controls (collective and cyclic) during an attempted takeoff to a hover, that resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain, and dynamic rollover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on his second supervised solo flight. As he applied collective pitch, the front of the skids of the helicopter came off the ground and the rear of the skids remained on the ground. He continued to increase collective pitch; the helicopter became airborne, yawed to the left, and started drifting to the right. The right skid collided with the ground and the helicopter bounced back into the air. He over corrected with cyclic and the right skid collided with the ground again, and the helicopter rolled over on its right side. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the helicopter. He was late with flight control inputs and the helicopter rolled over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.