ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231633
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| Date: | Thursday 19 December 2019 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Prestige Air Worldwide, LLC |
| Registration: | N695AP |
| MSN: | 3308 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2203 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beeville Municipal Airport (KBEA), Beeville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Beeville Municipal Airport, TX (KBEA) |
| Beeville Municipal Airport, TX (KBEA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot and flight instructor completed an instructional flight, after which the instructor exited the helicopter to watch the student conduct a solo flight. The instructor explained to the student that the helicopter was going to "pick up" differently without his weight onboard, like the student's initial solo flight the day before, and the student "concurred and understood."
The instructor watched the helicopter take off from the dry asphalt; however, the helicopter was "sliding back and right" as it took off. The right rear skid tube contacted the ground, the student did not correct for the ground contact, and the helicopter entered a dynamic rollover sequence. The main rotor blades impacted the ground, and the helicopter came to rest on its right side.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor system, fuselage, tailboom, and empennage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal operation.
It is likely that the student applied improper cyclic input during the takeoff, which resulted in the right rear skid tube contacting the ground and a subsequent dynamic rollover.
Probable Cause: The solo student pilot's improper cyclic input during takeoff, which resulted in dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA037
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=695AP
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2019 20:03 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2022 11:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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