SERS · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 · 2017-09-20 · Long Beach, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR17LA211
Event ID
20170920X73238
Type
Accident
Date
2017-09-20
Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.819721, -118.15139
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Model
R22
Registration
N7514S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during the crosswind landing approach and his subsequent improper decision to initiate an autorotation instead of applying corrective control inputs after the helicopter experienced normal airframe vibration. Also causal was his failure to raise the collective during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.