Robinson R22 BETA N3189Z

Summary

On 3 November 2007 at about 16:40 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N3189Z was involved in an accident near Parma, Idaho, 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.

Date

3 November 2007 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Parma, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Parma (50S)

Coordinates

43.7789, -116.9386

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N3189Z

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Caldwell → Parma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08CA019

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper use of the flight controls while performing a hovering autorotation and the flight instructor's excessive remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.

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

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The flight instructor reported that he and his student were practicing hovering autorotations. After the student successfully performed two hovering autorotations from a height of 2 inches, the flight instructor had the student bring the helicopter to a 1-foot hover. During initiation of the maneuver from this altitude, the student pilot applied full right pedal and began to roll the throttle on, which "immediately resulted in substantial right yaw." The flight instructor corrected by adding left pedal, rolling the throttle off, and lowering the collective. These actions overcorrected for the right yaw and resulted in a left yaw. As the skids touched the ground, the flight instructor fully lowered the collective. The aft cross tube was bent, and the tail boom was wrinkled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.