Accident · 2022-07-25

NTSB case WPR22LA267 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2022-07-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (N497SU)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Southern Utah University Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm and airspeed and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action to regain helicopter control during the straight-in autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case WPR22LA267

Flight 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
Pilot pilot flying	Flight instructor / Commercial	Helicopter	28	Class 2 (2022-06-01)	376 total · 302 in this make/model · 296 as PIC · 93 last 90 days
Student pilot	Student	None	—	Class 2 (2022-01-24)	27 total · 27 in this make/model

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

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