Robinson R22 BETA N681SH

Summary

On 20 June 2014 at about 17:15 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N681SH was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. One person was 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

20 June 2014 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Long Beach, California, United States

Nearest airport

Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ (LGB)

Coordinates

33.8139, -118.1567

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N681SH

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hawthorne → Long Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA256

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering for landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a solo training flight, the student pilot was maneuvering the helicopter while attempting to land and overshot the landing pad. Before returning to the landing pad, the helicopter began to turn to the right and he applied corrective left pedal input, however the right turn continued and accelerated. The pilot believed either the tailrotor failed or there was a loss of tailrotor effectiveness and lowered the collective. The helicopter touched down still turning with a slight nose up pitch and subsequently rolled over onto the left side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tailboom and main rotor drive system. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.