NONE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · 2012-01-06 · St Petersburg, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12CA137
Event ID
20120107X81643
Type
Accident
Date
2012-01-06
Location
St Petersburg, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.750833, -82.622779
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Model
R22 BETA
Registration
N8066U
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the pilot-receiving-instruction's practice autorotation that developed a high rate of descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-receiving-instruction's improper control inputs during the practice autorotation.