NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR11CA467
Registry · N3070S
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
Year of manufacture
2007 · 4 years old at event
TCDS
H10WE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Engine
LYCOMING O-360-J2A (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20070925
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A33BBC
Registrant of record
MAT-SU HELICOPTER TRAINING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control of the helicopter while hover taxiing in gusty wind conditions.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, while hover taxiing downwind, a gust of wind pushed the tail 90 degrees to the left, which forced the helicopter to descend into the pavement. The pilot reported that the front and rear crossover tubes between the left and right landing skid assemblies were bent, and that the tail cone was wrinkled at the fuselage attach points. According to the pilot, while hover taxiing downwind, a gust of wind pushed the tail 90 degrees to the left, which forced the helicopter to descend into the pavement. The pilot reported that the front and rear crossover tubes between the left and right landing skid assemblies were bent, and that the tail cone was wrinkled at the fuselage attach points. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- F Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Contributed to outcome - F
- C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C
- C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Yaw control-Not attained/maintained - C
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2011_WPR11CA467.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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