Robinson R22 N90165

Summary

On 14 June 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N90165, operated by Navajo Aviation, was involved in an accident near Concord, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 June 1982 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, California, United States

Nearest airport

Buchanan (CCR)

Coordinates

37.9995, -122.0298

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

N90165

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Navajo Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concord → Concord

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA223

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CAME TO A 3 FT HOVER THEN INITIATED A DESCENT BY LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND, HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO COMPLETE THE LANDING, AND AT THAT POINT, A GUST OF WIND ROCKED THE HELICOPTER REARWARD. THE REAR PART OF THE RIGHT SKID STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT THAT TIME, HE HEARD AND FELT A SLIGHT THUMP AND EVERYTHING STARTED SPINNING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER WAS STOPPED ON THE GROUND AND SHUTDOWN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT A TAIL ROTOR BLADE, THE LOWER HALF OF THE VERTICAL FIN AND THE TAIL ROTOR SKID HAD BROKEN. THE PREVAILING WIND WAS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.