SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA
N8477B
ROBINSON R22
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. AS HE WAS BEGINNING HIS SECOND TAKEOFF, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. DURING THE OCCURRENCE, THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPER ROLLED-OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM; NO PRE-ACCIDENT ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED.
IMPROPERLY USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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