Robinson R22 BETA N822SH
13 March 2010 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 2010 at about 14:45 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N822SH, operated by Rotor Envy Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellington Field Airport (KEFD)
- Coordinates
- 29.6072, -95.1586
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22 BETA
- Registration
- N822SH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotor Envy Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, resulting in a dynamic rollover of the helicopter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student helicopter pilot was preparing for his fourth scheduled solo flight, intending to depart on a local flight. The student reported that as he started to raise the helicopter’s collective, the helicopter started to slide to the right. He added that he stopped moving the collective and applied left cyclic, and the helicopter stopped moving. He then continued to raise the collective to begin his hover. The helicopter rolled-over to the right, and impacted the ground. The flight instructor who was watching the student reported that he saw the helicopter move to the right about a foot, stop, and then, as the helicopter started to lift, it instantaneously rolled to the right and struck the ground. After the accident, both the instructor and student stated that it appeared the helicopter’s skid may have gotten caught in a crack on the ramp’s cement surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Cotulla, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | Temco Sky Networks | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Mendon, Utah, United States | Mountain Ridge Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Cloud 9 Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Guidance Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-11 | Leander, Texas, United States | Campbell David | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft A36 | Slaton, Texas, United States | Gale Donald H | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Brookshire, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | Martin Companies | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2010 | Thomas Long LONG'S PARAGLIDER | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |