Accident · 2002-10-04

NTSB case ATL03LA001 · Robinson R-22 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-10-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Robinson R-22 (N222MQ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CORPORATE AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Corporate Aviation Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of flight controls (collective and cyclic) during an attempted takeoff to a hover, that resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain, and dynamic rollover.

Source: NTSB case ATL03LA001

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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