No fatalities

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA accident at Orlando, FL, 17 Jul 2022

Orlando, FL, United States

On July 17, 2022, a ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA operated by Maxflight Helicopter Services was involved in an aviation accident near Orlando, FL. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial actions following the student pilot’s improper control inputs, which resulted in dynamic rollover. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial actions following the student pilot’s improper control inputs, which resulted in dynamic rollover.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Instructor/check pilotLateral/bank control — Not attained/maintained