Robinson R-22 BETA N8176B

Summary

On 29 October 2005 at about 16:11 local time, a Robinson R-22 BETA registered N8176B was involved in an accident near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were 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

29 October 2005 at 16:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Doylestown Airport (DYL)

Coordinates

40.3331, -75.1222

Aircraft

Robinson R-22 BETA

Registration

N8176B

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doylestown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

NYC06LA019

1 person had minor injuries.

The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent rollover.

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

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The flight instructor and the student pilot were practicing hovering autorotations from about 3 feet above the ground. The student pilot "cut the throttle," and the helicopter descended. The flight instructor could not recall whether he or the student pilot was moving the collective pitch control. The helicopter subsequently impacted the ground "hard," and "started into a dynamic rollover." The flight instructor stated the helicopter's performance at the time of the accident was "fine," and an inspection of the helicopter by an FAA inspector revealed no mechanical abnormalities.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.