# Accident 20020926035809A: Robsin R22BETA, Freer, TX, September 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2002, 08:30 local time
- Place: Freer, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5642° N, 98.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5642&lon=-98.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888MH-2003-02-05) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020926035809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2002, AT 0830, TANNER B COUCH WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N888MH, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER, FLYING IN VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HERDING CATTLE. WHILE MANEUVERING THE HELICOPTER, HE STRUCK SOME POWER LINES WHICH DAMAGED THE HELICOPTER AND LED TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND PERFORMING AN AUTO-ROTATION TO A LANDING. UPON LANDING, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON IT'S SIDE DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR AND THE BOOM.

## 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 FTW02LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA266), Sep 26, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N888MH), Freer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while manuevering. A factor was the sunglare.

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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