NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR22LA096
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a hover which, resulted in a collision with a hangar.
Factual narrative
The helicopter pilot reported that, while hovering in front of a hangar he erroneously increased collective pitch, panicked, and lost control of the helicopter. The helicopter subsequently impacted the top of a hanger and rolled over. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor and tail boom. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. 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).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Airport structure-Effect on operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_WPR22LA096.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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