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Student pilot crashes helicopter at airport

A student pilot made a hard landing in a training helicopter at Riverside Municipal Airport on Thursday morning, March 17.

The student -- who was flying by himself for the first time, with his teacher supervising from the ground -- was practicing taking off and landing on the airport's north-south runway about 9 a.m. in a 1983 Robinson R22 two-passenger helicopter, the Riverside Fire Department said in a news release.

When the student attempted to land the aircraft, it came down hard, bounced about 5-10 feet and came to a halt, said Battalion Chief Tony Perna.

The pilot was not injured, Perna said. He was the only person in the aircraft.
He was identified only as a male in his 20s.

The National Transportation Safety Board was notified of the accident.