# Accident 20010702026219A: Robsin R22, Columbus, OH, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9833° N, 82.8833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9833&lon=-82.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9077Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9077Q-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702026219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, 80 KNOTS, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES EAST OF PORT COLUMBUS (CMH) WHEN A N UPSET OCCURRED. SPECIFICALLY, THE PILOT STATED "I WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT IN CRUISE FLIGHT ABOUT 80 KNOTS. I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND GOT A BLAST OF WIND ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD THAT KNOCKED MY GLASSES AND HEADSET OFF. ALL I SAW WAS EARTH AND SKY, EARTH AND SKY. IN MY MIND, I THOUGHT I WAS FLIPPING, THEN I THOUGHT I WAS SPINNING. WHEN IT STOPPED, THE HEADSET WAS HANGING BY THE CORD OUTSIDE THE HELICOPTER, AND MY GLASSES WERE ON THE FLOOR." THE PILOT SAID HE RECOVERED HIS HEADSET AND GLASSES, RESTORED COMMUNICATIONS WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC), AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO HIS DESTINATION. HE ADDED THAT, BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING OF THE HELICOPTER, AND THE NORMAL INDICATIONS OF THE INSTRUMENTS, THAT IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE KINKED IN THE TRAILING EDGE ABOUT 40 INCHES FROM THE HUB, NO DELAMINATION. BOTH BLADES STRUCK THE TAILBOOM DURING ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DROOP STOP BOLT WAS SHEARED. BOTH MAST PLASTIC BUMPERS WERE CUT THROUGH, VERY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE MAST.

## 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 IAD01LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA101), Jul 2, 2001: Robinson R-22 (N9077Q), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control after turning his head into the slipstream outside of the helicopter.

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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