ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287270
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | Ad Holdings LLC |
| Registration: | N131AA |
| MSN: | 10215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1438 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bryan, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bryan-Coulter Field, TX (CFD/KCFD) |
| Bryan-Coulter Field, TX (CFD/KCFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was receiving training to obtain a helicopter rating; he had 31 hours of helicopter flight time, and the accident occurred on his second solo flight. The pilot reported that he was attempting to take off from a wet grass area and that when he increased the collective to lift off, the helicopter began to roll to the right with the right skid still on the ground. He moved the cyclic to the left and the helicopter responded by rolling to the left with the left skid contacting the ground. The pilot then applied right cyclic and the helicopter again rolled to the right. The right skid contacted the ground, and the helicopter rolled over onto its right side. As a result of the accident, the main rotor blades and the helicopter fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's over-correction in an attempt to stabilize the helicopter during liftoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13CA053
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 2004 | N323TC | Timberline Aviation Services LLC | 0 | Spruce Creek Airport, Port Orange, Daytona Beach, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 09:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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