# Incident 20020911022329I: Robsin R22BETA, Fresno, CA, September 11, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2002, 13:24 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80420-2008-09-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911022329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY". ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 AT 1324 PDT A ROBINSON R-22 BECAME AIRBORNE WITH A A & P CERTIFICATED MECHANIC AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. SINCE HE DID NOT KNOT HOW TO FLY HELICOPTERS AND IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 4-5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN HE ELECTED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND STRIKE THE GROUND. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT NEXT TO THE TAXIWAY WHERE IT HAD BEEN PARKED. WHILE PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUNUP TO TIGHTEN THE BELTS THE MECHANIC HAD JUST COMPLETED A FULL POWER RUNWAY AND REPORTEDLY HAD TAKEN HIS HAND OFF THE THROTTLE (ON THE COLLECTIVE) HOWEVER THE GOVERNOR WAS STILL IN THE "ON" POSITION AND RESULTED IN FULL POWER BEING APPLIED TO THE ENGINE WITH THE COLLECTIVE NOT FRICTIONED TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE RESULT IS AS STAED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE MECHANIC HAD ABRASIONS ON HIS HEAD AND WRIST AND BACK BUT NO OTHER PERSON WAS INJURED.

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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