Robinson R-22 N7187J
26 March 2002 · Coral Springs, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 2002, a Robinson R-22 registered N7187J was involved in an accident near Coral Springs, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coral Springs, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.3789, -80.1072
- Aircraft
- Robinson R-22
- Registration
- N7187J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pompano Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA02LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The instructor's too high flare during an autorotational landing, resulting in a hard touchdown and rollover. Factors contributing to the accident were the instructor's nonperformance of a preflight brief concerning procedures and techniques for a simulated engine failure, the student's not removing total rotorcraft control when the instructor announced, "my controls", and the selection of unsuitable terrain for landing by the instructor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the instructor, he wanted to finish off the rotorcraft instructional flight with a practice forced landing to a power recovery at 500 feet agl. He did not disarm the engine governor, and the student rolled the throttle to the detent and held it there when the instructor announced, "engine failure". When the instructor tried to ease on throttle, he felt resistance and interpreted the condition as a real engine failure and announced, "my controls". The combination of choosing a landing spot with too high grass and uneven, soft terrain, together with the student continuing to handle the collective control resulted in a too high flare and hard touchdown and rollover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2002 | Robinson R-22 | Nome, Alaska, United States | Bering Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Robinson R-22 BETA | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Robinson R-22 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 2002 | Robinson R-22 BETA | Silver City, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2002 | Robinson R-22 | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | Corporate Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2002 | Robinson R-22 | Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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