# Accident 20010219025909A: Robsin R22BETA, Keene, NH, February 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Keene, NH
- Airport: Dillant-Hopkins
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8817° N, 72.2708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8817&lon=-72.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910SM-2002-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010219025909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRACTICING HOVERING AUTO-ROTATIONS IN GRASSY SNOW BLOWN AREA. DRIFTING, LEFT REAR OF SKID DUG INTO SNOWBANK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OFF, SKID WAS DUG IN AND HELICOPTER ROLLED LEFT.

## 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 NYC01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA086), Feb 19, 2001: Robinson R-22B (N910SM), Keene, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the flight instructor on the helicopter's proximity to the snowbank, and subsequent lift off, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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