Robinson R-22 Helicopter Crash

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Accident occurred Saturday, August 06, 1994 in AGUA DULCE, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 2/24/1995
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22B, registration: N701SH
Injuries: 2 Minor.
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING AN APPROACH TO LAND FROM THE WEST IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT TOLD SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES THAT AT 100 FEET HE FELT HE WAS SETTLING-WITH-POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER, BUT AT 10 FEET HE REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE POWER AVAILABLE. THE HELICOPTER SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. RESPONDING SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER PILOTS ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ESTIMATED AT 6,100 FEET MSL.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

the pilot's poorly planned approach and improper remedial action. Factors relating to this accident were the high density altitude and prevailing tailwind.

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[iweberdudei]

where did this happen??

[NonStopActionVideo]

southern california - near palmdale i believe

[jcole60brit]

Apparently, the action has stopped.

[Eldelacuchuca]

It is not the R22's fault, the pilot was attempting an approach with a tailwind (according to the NTSB Report). As long as Robinsons' crashes in youtube, most if not all (i have seen) are pilot error.

[williambrodie]

I have had instructors try and fail to get the R22 into Vortex Ring state to demonstrate it - if this is in fact the cause he is very unlucky

[GunBroker100]

@cowboy6591 Why, because you work for Bell? I see Bell's folded up when the pilot screws up or they have a failure.

[southwest1998]

I love how people dislike just because they wanted to see someone in insane horror, or even die and watch someone's very expensive aircraft be destroyed. I would much rather see this than the actual crash it'self.

[basakwards]

@marinejock18 read the description. he was trying to land with a tail wind and got into settling with power. instead of lowering the collective and applying forward cyclic to regain airspeed he continued the approach until it was too late.

[cowboy6591]

I beg to differ, I think R22's are a colossal piece of crap.

[deathorglory100]

@marinejock18  L

[marinejock18]

this looks like it was survivable...the fuselage and tail cone are in-tact and undistorted...maybe a dynamic rollover

[toober52]

Bad.

[HelimanZ06]

Can you read this sentence?

If it takes you longer to lower the collective than it took you to read that sentence you will not be able to recover an R-22 in an engine-out situation.

According to Robinson that times equals 1.1 seconds.

I totally enjoyed my training on an R-22 but mast bumping, carburator icing, weight restrictions, and low rotor mass greatly influenced my decision to go the 269 route.

[Wildcat5181]

Not all pilot error. There are many reported tailboom catasrophic separations, tailrotor gearbox failures, engine failures. Not a great trainer or daily use machine without fastidious maintenance. It's so popular because it's cheap compared to othere helicopters. That makes it appealing and affordable to more, and more in the sky means more failures. Pilot do not want to die. Auto-rotation training teaches them how to live, but gravity, friction, poor maintenance and light weight parts kill.