ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281073
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 August 2022 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven I |
| Owner/operator: | Edh Services LLC |
| Registration: | N45CA |
| MSN: | 2242 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1294 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-FIB5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mahoning Township, near Lehighton, Carbon County, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leghighton, PA |
| Leghighton, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot explained that the accident occurred at the completion of a local flight that departed from a private residence. While landing from a hover to a “slight slope,' the pilot said he lowered the collective “too rapidly,' the helicopter “landed roughly' and that he raised the collective control to recover the landing. “At that point, I entered a dynamic rollover to the left in which I was unable to recover.' The helicopter came to rest on its side with substantial damage to the cabin and the tailboom.
The pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the helicopter that precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing on a slope, which resulted in dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA357
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45CA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N45CA
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2022 23:35 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Aug-2022 23:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2022 00:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2022 02:18 | johnwg | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-May-2023 19:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [[Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
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