ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161204
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 2013 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Sun Aero Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N554SA |
| MSN: | 1618 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lansing Municipal Airport, 3250 Bob Malkas Drive, Lansing, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lansing Municipal Airport, Chicago, Illinois (IGQ/KIGQ) |
| Lansing Municipal Airport, Chicago, Illinois (IGQ/KIGQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged at 17:15 hours local time on 2 October 2013 in an accident at Lansing Municipal Airport, 3250 Bob Malkas Drive, Lansing, Cook County, Illinois (located 21 miles (34 km) south of Chicago, at approximate co ordinates: 41°32′33″N 87°32′18″W). The two persons on board (pilot under training and instructor) survived with minor injuries to the pilot under training (see link #5). According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"The student pilot stated they had been practicing hovering for about 30 minutes, and were about two feet above the ground. He recalled that he was "controlling the cyclic and maybe the collective, but not the pedals." The flight instructor thought they were three to five feet above the ground. The helicopter experienced a pendular motion and began travelling backwards and to the right. The right skid made contact with the ground, which resulted in the tail impacting the ground and the helicopter rolling onto its side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail rotor.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to take remedial action in a timely manner."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=554SA
3. https://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N554SA
4. http://helihub.com/2013/10/02/02-oct-13-robinson-r22-lansing-us-illinois/
5. https://abc7chicago.com/archive/9271747/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2013 11:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Oct-2013 15:56 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2016 16:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2016 14:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2018 22:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2018 22:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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