Accident Reports

Robinson R22 Beta, G-ODJB

The helicopter was flown by the student with an instructor to Nottingham City Airport for a training exercise on hovering and hover taxying. After a one hour training detail, the helicopter was shut down for a thirty minute break. This was followed by a further, similar training exercise. After about 15 minutes they positioned on the grass south of the runway. At the time of the accident the student was hover-taxying the helicopter downwind at a height of about 5 feet. In the instructor’s opinion the student was performing reasonably well for the conditions. Then the student began over-controlling...