Robinson R22 BETA N212SH

Summary

On 7 September 2012 at about 19:10 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N212SH, operated by Inland Helicopters Inc, was involved in an accident near Lake Newman, Washington, 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

7 September 2012 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Newman, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.8000, -117.1083

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N212SH

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Inland Helicopters Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spokane → Spokane

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA405

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while correcting for the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While practicing low-level hovering during a training flight, the student, who had 2 hours of total flight time, was unable to maintain directional control. The flight instructor took control of the helicopter and applied control inputs to arrest the helicopter’s student-induced movement. As the helicopter began to move in the desired direction, the left skid contacted the terrain, and the helicopter rolled over, coming to rest on its left side, which resulted in substantial damage to the main and tail rotor blades, tail cone, and fuselage. According to the instructor, there was no indication of a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.