Robinson R22 BETA N802CP
1 May 2014 · Frederick, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 May 2014 at about 23:10 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N802CP, operated by Advanced Helicopter Concepts Inc, was involved in an accident near Frederick, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 23:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frederick Muni (FDK)
- Coordinates
- 39.4175, -77.3744
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22 BETA
- Registration
- N802CP
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1993
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Advanced Helicopter Concepts Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frederick → Frederick
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA217
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the hover, and the flight instructors lack of remedial action, resulting in a dynamic rollover and structural damage to the helicopter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the flight instructor, his student was practicing hover operations over a grassy area of the airport. This was the first flight in a helicopter for the student pilot. The helicopter drifted to the right while descending. The right skid contacted the grass and the helicopter rolled to the right and the main rotor blades contacted the ground. The helicopter continued to roll over and came to rest on its right side. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration examined the helicopter and confirmed substantial damage to the fuselage, tail boom, and main rotor blades. The pilots reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Borroloola, Australia, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Guidance Academy, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Robinson R22-BETA | Amaga, Colombia | Halcones Aviation Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2014 | Robinson R22-BETA | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Nacional Escola de Pilotagem Ltda | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Robinson R22-BETA | Moscow Mills, Missouri, United States | Helicopter Services and Technologies, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2014 | Cessna 172P | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2014 | Cessna T210N | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | USCG District 5 | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2014 | Embraer EMB-500 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Sage Aviation LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Dec 2014 | Boeing 737 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Southwest Airlines, Co. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2014 | Cessna 182 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2014 | Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | Adventures In Flight II LLC | No injuries | - |