Robinson R22 BETA N964SH

Summary

On 28 October 2023 at about 13:46 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N964SH, operated by Flying Helicopters Made Easy, was involved in an accident near Ronkonkoma, New York, 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

28 October 2023 at 13:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Ronkonkoma, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP)

Coordinates

40.7961, -73.1007

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N964SH

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Flying Helicopters Made Easy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA028

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s abrupt control input and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was teaching the student pilot to hover the helicopter about 5 ft above a grass area. The student pilot was having difficulty with over-controlling the helicopter and had been applying abrupt control inputs. The flight instructor was demonstrating the behavior of the helicopter with the application of collective control when the student pilot raised the collective control too hard, which resulted in the helicopter tilting right. The flight instructor attempted to correct, but the student pilot was holding the controls tightly and the helicopter’s right skid contacted the ground, resulting in a dynamic rollover. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.