ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289301
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| Date: | Friday 20 May 2011 |
| Time: | 12:37 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA |
| Owner/operator: | Sun Aero Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N7197Z |
| MSN: | 3249 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-I2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lansing, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Lansing Municipal Airport, IL (KIGQ) |
| Chicago-Lansing Municipal Airport, IL (KIGQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that it was his first solo helicopter flight. He performed two takeoffs and landings with his flight instructor on board, and then the instructor got out of the helicopter. The student pilot took off, flew a normal traffic pattern, and made a successful full-stop landing. He taxied off the runway and set the helicopter back down on the taxiway. He lifted off the ground again into a hover and started to taxi to the ramp where the instructor was located. The instructor observed the student pilot lose control of the helicopter as he was doing a pedal turn to the left. The helicopter did a 'massive yaw, pitch, and roll.†It hit the ground on its aft skids, bending the aft skid tube. It bounced up, rolled left in a nose-high attitude, and the tail rotor struck the ground. The operator reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with or failure of the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA351
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 12:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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