# Incident 20040910021709I: Robsin R22BETA, Hartford, CT, September 10, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7031A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7031A) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910021709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS RUNNING AT FULL OPERATING POWER, WITH THE CONTROLS FRACTIONED DOWN, ON THE TAXIWAY AT HFD FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFF-LOADING THE LEFT SEAT PASSENGER AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PHOTO-FLIGHT. AS BRIEFED BY THE PILOT, THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT FRONT. THE HELICOPTER SUDDENLY BEGAN AN UNEXPECTED SERIES OF RAPID 360 DEGREES LEFT PEDAL TURNS WHILE IN CONTACT WITH THE ASPHALT SURFACE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE HELICOPTER BACK UNDER CONTROL AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE AND ONE HALF FULL TURNS. DURING THE FIRST FULL TURN THE DEPARTING PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES BY THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ASSEMBLY LOCATED ON THE RIGHT AFT PORTION OF THE TAIL CONE AND KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCAFT'S TAIL ROTOR PASSED OVER HIM APPROXIMATELY TWO TIMES AS HE CRAWLED AWAY FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES IN THE FORM OF SCRAPED KNEES AND SIGNIFICANT CONTUSIONS WITH VISIBLE BRUISING TO HIS LEFT LEG, LEFT ARM, BACK AND RIGHT WRIST AND ELBOW. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE HOSPITAL AND IS SEEKING FOLLOW UP MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HIS INJURIES.

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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