No fatalities
25 Jul 2022: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II — SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY — Cedar City, UT
On 25 Jul 2022, a ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II operated by SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY was involved in an aviation accident near Cedar City, UT. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm and airspeed and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action to regain helicopter control during the straight-in autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 15 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm and airspeed and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action to regain helicopter control during the straight-in autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Student/instructed pilotAirspeed — Not attained/maintainedInstructor/check pilotDescent rate — Not attained/maintained