Accident · 1998-04-27

NTSB case LAX98LA146 · Robinson R-22 BETA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-04-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R-22 BETA (N805EH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the CFI's failure to follow procedures and directives, and the use of an improper technique to transition from an autorotative descent to a hover, which exceeded the aircraft's performance capabilities and resulted in a unplanned hard landing. The soft terrain was a factor in the nose over and rollover.

Source: NTSB case LAX98LA146

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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