ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224698
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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 2019 |
| Time: | 14:38 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Garden State Helicopters |
| Registration: | N7532R |
| MSN: | 3554 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5872 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln Park Airport (N07), Lincoln Park, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln Park, NJ (N07) |
| Lincoln Park, NJ (N07) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor was conducting an introductory flight with the student pilot. After an approximate 40-minute flight, with the helicopter in a stable hover about 5 to 10 ft above ground level, the instructor initiated a hover taxi to the parking area. The instructor recalled that he heard the low rotor rpm warning horn sound, and the helicopter simultaneously began a violent yaw to the right while the nose pitched up. The instructor further stated that he immediately attempted to regain control by rolling the throttle to idle to arrest the yaw. Despite his efforts, the tail rotor impacted the ground, and the helicopter began to spin more rapidly, completing numerous 360° rotations. The helicopter came to rest on its right side. Examination of the helicopter revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the instructor's failure to maintain yaw control while transitioning to forward flight.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while transitioning from a hover to forward flight, which resulted in a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19TA131
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7532R
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2019 15:22 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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