Robinson R22-BETA ZK-HIE

Summary

On 30 March 2013 at about 13:00 local time, a Robinson R22-BETA registered ZK-HIE was involved in an incident near New Plymouth, New Zealand, New Zealand. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 March 2013 at 13:00

Classification

Incident

Location

New Plymouth, New Zealand, New Zealand

Coordinates

-39.0333, 174.2000

Aircraft

Robinson R22-BETA

Registration

ZK-HIE

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

WPR13WA435

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 30, 2013, at 1300 local time, a Robinson R22 Beta II, ZK-HIE, while maneuvering during an instructional flight near New Plymouth, New Zealand, experienced a sudden roll to the right and pitched down. The certified flight instructor and student pilot were not injured and were able to regain helicopter control and landed without further incident. The maneuver resulted in mast bumping and damage that required the replacement of many of the main rotor system components. The helicopter was operated by Ice Aviation Limited under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of New Zealand. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of New Zealand. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of New Zealand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transport Accident Investigation Commission P.O. Box 10323, The Terrace Wellington 6143, New Zealand Level 16, 80 the Terrace Wellington 6011, New Zealand Phone 0800 188 926 Fax +64 4 499 1510 Website: http://www.taic.org.nz

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.