Robinson R22 N322DA

Summary

On 16 February 2005 at about 16:15 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N322DA was involved in an accident near Owasso, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

16 February 2005 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Owasso, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (XXX)

Coordinates

36.2667, -95.7833

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

N322DA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulsa → Owasso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA070

2 people had minor injuries.

The flight instructor's failure to verify that the student had the flight controls and his delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 1,114-hour flight instructor stated that after completing a practice maneuver, the helicopter was hovering into the wind at a skid height of approximately 5 feet. The flight instructor and the commercial pilot receiving helicopter flight instruction agreed to terminate the training flight and return to a nearby hangar. At this point, the instructor "released his hold on the cyclic control to the student who apparently had not maintained complete control of the cyclic." The pilot stated " the result was that the helicopter pitched down in a nose down attitude." He "attempted to regain control by pulling back on the cyclic and increasing collective pitch, but these actions were all too late, and the front left skid dug into the grass runway, and the helicopter rolled over on its left side."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.