ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308664
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 April 2022 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Wheatly Andy |
| Registration: | N999FR |
| MSN: | 4792 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2084 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360j2a |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hawley, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawley, TX |
| Hawley, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he landed and exited the helicopter and stood just outside of the door. The helicopter 'picked up, spun around,” and knocked the pilot onto the ground. The helicopter came to rest on its left side resulting in substantial damage. The helicopter manufacturer had issued a safety notice SN-17 in 1984. The notice stated in part that the pilot should never exit the helicopter with the engine running and rotors turning as 'the collective can creep up, increasing both pitch and throttle, allowing the helicopter to lift off or roll out of control.” The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's poor decision to exit the helicopter with the engine and main rotor still operating.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA167
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