Accident · 2014-11-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2014-11-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N32VH)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Guidance Academy, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Guidance Academy, LLC
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control during the autorotation which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.
Source: NTSB case WPR15CA043Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Flight instructor / Commercial | Helicopter | 30 | Class 2 (2014-09-03) | 1,382 total · 702 in this make/model · 1,333 as PIC · 238 last 90 days |
| Student pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Helicopter | 29 | Class 2 (2012-08-21) | 218 total · 91 in this make/model · 163 as PIC · 22 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.