# Accident 20021113038659A: Robsin R22BETA, Carrizo, TX, November 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Carrizo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5201° N, 99.8499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5201&lon=-99.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7734H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7734H-2003-05-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,310 total, 8,022 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021113038659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A DEER CAPTURING OPERATION, THE HELICOPTER BECAME TANGLED WITH THE NET FIRED FROM THE HELICOPTER GUNNER, THE NET STRUCK DEER AND THE HELICOPTER SKID CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO LOSE LATERAL STABILITY AND ROLL ABRUPTLY STRIKING THE GROUND, COMING TO REST ON THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA045), Nov 13, 2002: Robinson R22 Beta (N7734H), Carrizo Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter after encountering dynamic rollover. A contributing factor was the deer pulling the aircraft unevenly.

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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