ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297382
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 2002 |
| Time: | 13:44 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Helicopters |
| Registration: | N8414H |
| MSN: | 0355 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8084 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Islip, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Islip-Long Island MacArthur Airport, NY (ISP/KISP) |
| Islip-Long Island MacArthur Airport, NY (ISP/KISP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While hovering into the wind at 5 to 10 feet agl, the instructor felt a gust of wind push the helicopter to the left and down. The helicopter impacted the ground, rolled onto its left side, and slid several feet before coming to a stop. The instructor was in the left seat and making approximately 70 percent of the control inputs at the time of the accident. The instructor reported he experience no preimpact failures or malfunctions with the helicopter. Examination of the helicopter also revealed no preimpact failures or malfunctions. A weather observation taken at the airport about 12 minutes after the accident recorded the weather as wind 280 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 miles, light rain, and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the airport.
Probable Cause: The flight instructors failure to maintain aircraft control during a wind gust. A factor in the accident was a sudden gust of wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA086
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 November 1983 | N8414H | Aero Flight Ltd | 0 | Gaithersburg, MD | |
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| 22 December 1996 | N8414H | Atlantic Coast Helicopter | 0 | Islip, NY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 17:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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