Robinson R22B accident near Honolulu, HI
On July 8, 1993, a Robinson R22B (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Honolulu, HI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 8, 1993
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22B · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 21.350°N, 157.881°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12932
NTSB summary
On July 7, 1993, about 1559 hours Hawaii standard time, a Robinson R22B, N501R, crashed on a taxiway at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, following a loss of control during hover. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the operation. The helicopter was destroyed in the ground collision sequence. The student pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated at the Honolulu International Airport on the day of the mishap about 1502 hours as a local area dual instructional flight. According to the flight instructor's verbal statement, the 21- hour helicopter student had completed a solo phase check on the morning of the accident. After completing a period of dual instruction, the flight instructor said he felt the student was ready for his first supervised solo flight and he exited the helicopter after instructing the student to complete three takeoff, approach to a hover, and landing maneuvers. He said the student was on his third landing pattern and completed an approach to a 10-foot hover. The instructor said the helicopter was aligned with the taxiway nose toward the east when the helicopter began rotating to the right and climbing. The instructor reported that the helicopter reached an estimated height of 50 feet as the rotation rate increased, then it descended rapidly in a slight right nose down attitude to impact on the Reef Hotel taxiway. A helicopter pilot stated that he departed the south ramp for a local maintenance test flight to the Keehi Lagoon and back to the south ramp. Acc
Probable cause
THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWING THE STUDENT FLY SOLO IN WIND CONDITIONS EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WINDS IN THE TRAINING SYLLABUS, AND ALSO NEAR THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CONTROLLABILITY ENVELOPE FOR THE HELICOPTER. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
