# Accident 19970927029179A: Robsin R22, Huntsville, TX, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Huntsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7091° N, 95.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7091&lon=-95.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8316W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316W-1998-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927029179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SOLO XCOUNTRY. LANDED DOWNWIND. PICKED UP. BEGAN RIGHT SPIN. LEFT SKID HIT GROUND. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. (-23) STUDENT PILOT, ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AT A HOVER. HE MADE SEVERAL RAPID TURNS, SPINNING TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST TO THE SIDE OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL BOOM, MAIN ROTOR BLADES, MAST AND TAIL RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA366), Sep 27, 1997: Robinson R22 Beta (N8316W), Huntsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the helicopter during a flare to landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the student pilot's misinterpretation of the wind…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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