Robinson R22 N8041J

Summary

On 22 July 2005 at about 14:30 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N8041J was involved in an accident near Nashua, New Hampshire, 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.

Date

22 July 2005 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Boire Field Airport (ASH)

Coordinates

42.7817, -71.5147

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

N8041J

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashua → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD05LA108

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control during a introductory flight and his inadequate remedial actions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The purpose of the flight was to give a student an introductory flight. After conducting a local flight, they returned for "hover work" at the airport and then air taxied to a point just short of a runway. While waiting to cross the runway, the instructor placed the helicopter in a hover and had the student try to hold the helicopter steady while he kept his hands on the controls. The student then "pulled the controls" from his hands, and moments later, the instructor realized that the student had let go of the controls. The helicopter then "rolled hard left, very fast" and the instructor could not regain control. The main rotor blades then struck the ground. Examination of the helicopter revealed no evidence of any preimpact malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.