ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310205
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 2023 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | Utah State University |
| Registration: | N7530D |
| MSN: | 3619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8819 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Midway, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ogden Municipal Airport, UT (OGD/KOGD) |
| Heber City, UT (KHCR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that during an instructional flight, he and his student were approaching a ridge line to conduct a practice pinnacle landing. The student pilot stated that as they were over the ridge line, the helicopter was struck by a wind gust, and it yawed to the right. He added left anti-torque pedal to correct the yaw, then the low RPM horn sounded, and the instructor took the flight controls. He lowered the collective and added forward cyclic to move away from terrain, however the helicopter landed hard in the snow and rolled onto its right side. The tail boom was substantially damaged. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a pinnacle landing that resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA147
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7530D
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N7530D/history/20230408/1735Z/KOGD/L%2040.57063%20-111.47699
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 2004 | N7530D | Lift Off Leasing Inc. | 0 | Logan, Utah | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2023 08:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Jul-2023 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
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