Final 1 minor Jul 27, 2022

N42WC accident at Hollywood, FL

Robinson Helicopter Company R22 MARINER — Flight control sys malf/fail at HWO (Hollywood, FL)

DateJul 27, 2022
Tail numberN42WC
AircraftRobinson R22 MARINER · Robinson R22 · R22
LocationHWO — Hollywood, FL
Phase of flightManeuvering
OperationPart 91 Instructional
Injuries1 minor
NTSB caseERA22LA340

Probable cause

Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s tail rotor blades, which resulted in a failure of the tail rotor drive system, and an inflight loss of yaw control from which the flight instructor was unable to recover.

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