# Accident 20001017015299A: Robsin R22BETA, Dellwood, FL, October 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Dellwood, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8495° N, 85.2292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8495&lon=-85.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621DM-2020-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001017015299A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATED: HIS HEAD SET CAME OFF IN FLIGHT, SO HE LANDED IN A FIELD, UPON TAKEOFF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SKID CAUGHT SOME VINES, CAUSING THE A/C TO ROLL AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE GROUND. .                  (.4)  ON OCTOBER 17, 2000, ABOUT 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R-22 BETA, N621DM, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SKYCOPTERS INCORPORATED, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER DURING TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD IN DELLWOOD, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS HEADSET CAME OFF IN FLIGHT, AND HE HAD LANDED IN A FIELD TO SECURE THE HEADSET. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM THE FIELD, AND UPON TRANSITIONING FROM HOVER TO TAKEOFF, THE HELICOPTER'S RIGHT SKID BECAME ENTANGLED IN VINES HIDDEN IN THE UNDERGROWTH. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE SKID'S ENTANGLEMENT WITH THE VINES WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF INDUCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER ON TO THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT SIDE. HE SAID THA T WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER, THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR SYSTEMS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE TAIL BOOM BROKE OFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THERE HAD BEEN NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TO THE AIRCRAFT, OR ANY ON ITS SYSTEMS.

## 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 MIA01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA007), Oct 17, 2000: Robinson R-22 Beta (N621DM), Dellwood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to clear the area, and his attempted takeoff while the helicopter's right skid was entangled with vines, which resulted in inadvertent dynamic rollover and substantial damage to…

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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