Robinson R22-BETA N784SH

Summary

On 19 June 2014 at about 15:30 local time, a Robinson R22-BETA registered N784SH, operated by Helicopter Services and Technologies, LLC, was involved in an accident near Moscow Mills, Missouri, 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.

Date

19 June 2014 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moscow Mills, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Greensfield Airport (M71)

Coordinates

38.9408, -90.9106

Aircraft

Robinson R22-BETA

Registration

N784SH

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Helicopter Services and Technologies, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moscow Mills → Moscow Mills

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA313

2 people had minor injuries.

The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to correct the student pilot’s use of an excessive descent rate during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, about 1 hour into the instructional flight, the student pilot began to perform a practice 180-degree autorotation. While the helicopter was about 100 ft above ground level, the flight instructor noted that the helicopter was descending at an excessive rate, so he took the flight controls and added power in an attempt to flare the helicopter before it touched down. However, the flight instructor was unable to arrest the descent rate, and the helicopter impacted the ground hard. Examination of the helicopter revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.