Pilot Debrief

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA near Midway, UT — 2023-04-08

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Date
2023-04-08
Location
Midway, UT, USA
Aircraft
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
Registration
N7530D
Category
Helicopter
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a pinnacle landing that resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that during an instructional flight, he and his student were approaching a ridge line to conduct a practice pinnacle landing. The student pilot stated that as they were over the ridge line, the helicopter was struck by a wind gust, and it yawed to the right. He added left anti-torque pedal to correct the yaw, then the low RPM horn sounded, and the instructor took the flight controls. He lowered the collective and added forward cyclic to move away from terrain, however the helicopter landed hard in the snow and rolled onto its right side. The tail boom was substantially damaged. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

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