# Accident 20010624014489A: Robsin R22BETA, Garner, NC, June 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Garner, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6899° N, 78.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6899&lon=-78.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7119D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7119D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,232 total, 265 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624014489A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 24, 2001, ABOUT 1540 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R-22B, N7119D, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, SUSTAINED A ROLL OVER IN THE VICINITY OF GARNER, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ROTORCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD JUST PICKED THE ROTORCRAFT UP INTO A LOW HOVER FROM HIS FRONT PASTURE, AND WAS IN A SLIGHT LEFT DRIFT WHEN THE LEFT LANDING SKID CONTACTED A SMALL PILE OF GRASS. THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE ROTORCRAFT ROLLED OVER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE OPERATION WAS NOT A FACTOR. (-23) PIC WAS PRACTICING T/O LANDINGS IN FIELD ON HIS PROPERTY.  PRIOR TO T/O, PIC ALLOWED A/C TO DRIFT LEFT AND SETTLE TO GROUND. LEFT FRONT SKID CONTACTED GROUND AND A/C ENCOUNTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER CONDITION.  PIC WAS UNABLE TO STOP LEFT ROLLING MOTION.  A/C ROLLED ONTO LEFT SIDE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.                                                                                                 (.4) ON JUNE 24, 2001, ABOUT 1530 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R-22B, N7119D, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, SUSTAINED A ROLL OVER IN THE VICINITY OF GARNER, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ROTORCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, FOLLOWING A 15-MINUTE FLIGHT AROUND HIS FARM HE PUT THE ROTORCRAFT DOWN IN A COW PASTURE. AS HE WAS DEPARTING THE LANDING SPOT, MANEUVERING IN ABOUT A 1-FOOT HOVER ABOVE THE GROUND, HIS LEFT LANDING SKID COLLIDED WITH A HIGH GROWTH OF GRASS, AND CAUSED THE ROTORCRAFT TO ROLL OVER. THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE ROTORCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT WEATHER FACTORS, ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE OPERATION WERE NOT FACTORS. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN A FIELD ON HIS PROPERTY. ON ONE LIFTOFF, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE ROTORCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT AND SETTLE SLIGHTLY. THE LEFT FRONT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE ROTORCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER CONDITION. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ROLLING MOTION, AND ROLLED ONTO THE ROTORCRAFT'S LEFT SIDE, SUSTAINING 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 MIA01LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA172), Jun 24, 2001: Robinson R-22B (N7119D), Garner, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the terrain while maneuvering, resulting in a collision with the terrain, and subsequent 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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