Robinson R22 N856HA
30 September 2010 · Portland, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 2010 at about 00:45 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N856HA, operated by Hillsboro Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Portland, Oregon, United States. One person was 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 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO)
- Coordinates
- 45.5406, -122.9500
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22
- Registration
- N856HA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hillsboro Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Independence → Portland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA478
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's decision to hover-taxi behind a jet, resulting in the helicopter encountering jet wash and rolling over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was returning to his home airport when the accident occurred. On final approach, the pilot noted another helicopter was at the parking area, so he altered his course towards taxiway "A" and finished his approach coming to a hover about 3 to 5 feet above the ground. He then commenced to hover-taxi to his parking spot. The student pilot stated that in order to reach his intended parking spot he would have to pass behind an Embraer jet that was holding short of the runway. The pilot reported that he was not expecting the jet blast produced by the turbine engines, and as the helicopter passed behind the airplane, it yawed to the left and rolled onto its side, impacting the ground. According to witnesses, the accident helicopter passed about 30 feet behind the jet at an altitude of about 3 feet above the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Cotulla, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | Temco Sky Networks | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | Rotor Envy Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Mendon, Utah, United States | Mountain Ridge Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Cloud 9 Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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