# Accident 20001222025309A: Robsin R22BETA, Mesquite, TX, December 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2000, 11:20 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Airport: Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8799° N, 96.6504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8799&lon=-96.6504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7158M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7158M-2001-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222025309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRACTICE HOVER FLIGHT APPROX. 2 TO 3 FEET, STUDENT JERKED CONTROL AFT, INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO REACH FAST ENOUGH, TAIL ROTOR IMPACTED GROUND. MAIN ROTOR IMPACTED TAIL BOOM, A/C TORQUED INTO GROUND AND WAS DEMOLISHED.

## 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 FTW01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA042), Dec 22, 2000: Robinson R-22B2 (N7158M), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's abrupt control input, which resulted in a tail rotor blade strike. Factors were the CFI's delay in taking remedial action and the student pilot's lack of total experience.

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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