Robinson R22 N92TR

Summary

On 10 August 2018 at about 13:30 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N92TR was involved in an accident near Ocean City, New Jersey, 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

10 August 2018 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocean City, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Ocean City Municipal (26N)

Coordinates

39.2636, -74.6075

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

N92TR

Category

Helicopter

Year built

1993

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocean City → Ocean City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA483

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's decision to conduct hover practice at a lower altitude than recommended and his delayed remedial action during recovery from an unstable hover, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor in the skid-equipped helicopter reported that, during hover practice, he transferred the flight controls to the student while the helicopter was hovering about 3 ft above ground level (agl). He added that he should have started the hover practice at 5 ft agl, which was the normal procedure. Shortly after, the hover became unstable, and the instructor took the flight controls, but he was not able to regain control of the helicopter. The left skid contacted the ground, and the helicopter rolled onto its side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tailboom and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.