MINR · ROBINSON R22 · 2018-05-02 · Panama City, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA18LA140
Event ID
20180502X23923
Type
Accident
Date
2018-05-02
Location
Panama City, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.173889, -85.807502
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ROBINSON
Model
R22
Registration
N923SM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly remove and secure the tie-down ropes during the preflight inspection, which resulted in the ropes becoming entangled in the rotor head swashplate and pitch control rods during flight and the subsequent loss of pitch control.