A CFI and student in an R22 helicopter experience a loss of aircraft control with the aircraft settl...

Attributes
ACN	474697
Time
Date	200006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	474697
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I began the flight with my student around AB40. I was in the left seat and her the right. The AWOS stated wind 020 degrees at 11 KTS when we departed. We left the north ramp and taxied to and crossed runway 9 at the numbers. We practiced hovering in the field northwest of the pyramid building. We then departed for right closed traffic for parallel runway 9 and returned to that area. Upon coming back into a hover, I noticed the wind had shifted more to favor runway 36. We hovered east to runway 36, departed, and did 1 traffic pattern with right traffic for runway 36. We came to a hover south of the paved runways 9/27 and again started to practice hovering. At several points while practicing, the aircraft became unstable, I corrected. We did all hovering from a ht between 5-10 ft AGL. The last time, when hovering, the aircraft began to drift left and turn left, with a nose low altitude. I came into correct and I raised the collective. The aircraft continued to settle onto the ground and rolled to its left side. I shut off the gas, as it was leaking, turned off the key, shut off the switches, helped her to exit, and walked back. There were no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI AND STUDENT IN AN R22 HELI EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ACFT CTL WITH THE ACFT SETTLING ON ITS L SIDE DURING A HOVER OP AT LANSING MUNICIPAL, IGQ, IL.

Narrative: I BEGAN THE FLT WITH MY STUDENT AROUND AB40. I WAS IN THE L SEAT AND HER THE R. THE AWOS STATED WIND 020 DEGS AT 11 KTS WHEN WE DEPARTED. WE LEFT THE N RAMP AND TAXIED TO AND CROSSED RWY 9 AT THE NUMBERS. WE PRACTICED HOVERING IN THE FIELD NW OF THE PYRAMID BUILDING. WE THEN DEPARTED FOR R CLOSED TFC FOR PARALLEL RWY 9 AND RETURNED TO THAT AREA. UPON COMING BACK INTO A HOVER, I NOTICED THE WIND HAD SHIFTED MORE TO FAVOR RWY 36. WE HOVERED E TO RWY 36, DEPARTED, AND DID 1 TFC PATTERN WITH R TFC FOR RWY 36. WE CAME TO A HOVER S OF THE PAVED RWYS 9/27 AND AGAIN STARTED TO PRACTICE HOVERING. AT SEVERAL POINTS WHILE PRACTICING, THE ACFT BECAME UNSTABLE, I CORRECTED. WE DID ALL HOVERING FROM A HT BTWN 5-10 FT AGL. THE LAST TIME, WHEN HOVERING, THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT L AND TURN L, WITH A NOSE LOW ALT. I CAME INTO CORRECT AND I RAISED THE COLLECTIVE. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE ONTO THE GND AND ROLLED TO ITS L SIDE. I SHUT OFF THE GAS, AS IT WAS LEAKING, TURNED OFF THE KEY, SHUT OFF THE SWITCHES, HELPED HER TO EXIT, AND WALKED BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A CFI and student in an R22 helicopter experience a loss of aircraft control with the aircraft settling on its left side during a hover operation at lansing municipal, igq, il.