Robinson R22 BETA N302CH
25 May 2007 · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 2007 at about 17:41 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N302CH, operated by C-R Helicopters, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boire Field (ASH)
- Coordinates
- 42.7817, -71.5147
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22 BETA
- Registration
- N302CH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- C-R Helicopters
- 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
- NYC07CA128
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadvertent entry into a vortex ring state (settling with power). Factors to the accident was the tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the flight instructor, the student pilot and flight instructor were repositioning a Robinson R22 Beta to practice "quick stops." The student pilot was air taxiing the helicopter downwind at 30 feet agl, when she began to slow the helicopter. The flight instructor then took over the flight controls and attempted to do "a left pedal turn" so he could point the helicopter into the wind for landing; however the helicopter did not respond and started to descend. The flight instructor then lowered the collective "slightly" and increased engine power "slightly" to stop the descent without result. He again tried to raise the collective "slightly," but the helicopter continued to descend. As the helicopter was "getting pretty low," the flight instructor turned the helicopter to point the skids in the direction of travel. The front of the skids then made contact with the ground, dug in, and the helicopter nosed over. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the helicopter were reported by the flight instructor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Van Horn, Texas, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Melbourne, Florida, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | Utah Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Rotorspins LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2007 | Robinson R22 | Bend, Oregon, United States | Leading Edge Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2007 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ramona, California, United States | Silver State Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2007 | Champion 7ECA | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2007 | Brand Richard BATELEUR 2000 | West Ossipee, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2007 | Luscombe 8A | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2007 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 | Franconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2007 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | East Hampstead, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2007 | Cessna 170B | Alton, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |