Robinson R22 BETA N2318X

Summary

On 3 June 2013 at about 23:20 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N2318X, operated by Lakeshore Helicopter LLC, was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, 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 June 2013 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Lansing, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lansing Municipal (IGQ)

Coordinates

41.5350, -87.5294

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N2318X

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Lakeshore Helicopter LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lansing → Lansing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA312

Nobody was injured.

Improper control inputs by the pilot-receiving-instruction and the inability of the flight instructor to correct the control inputs in sufficient time to avoid the hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot receiving instruction was demonstrating a 180-degree autorotation at the time of the accident and inadvertently overshot the intended ground target point. After rolling out of the turn, the pilot receiving instruction did not flare properly and, instead, increased collective until reaching the control stop resulting in a loss of main rotor speed. The flight instructor was unable to correct the pilot’s control inputs in time to prevent a hard landing. The landing skids collapsed, and the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom and fuselage. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the helicopter.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.