# Accident 20070121001319A: Robsin R22BETA, Salem, OR, January 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2007, 10:17 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mcnary Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8999° N, 123.0602° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8999&lon=-123.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N924SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070121001319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ IS A STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT; FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE TWO PILOTS TOOK OFF FROM SLE AND FLEW TOGETHER EARLIER IN THE MORNING BEGINNING AT 0955. AT 1015 THEY LANDED AT SLE, ^PRIVACY D^ DISEMBARKED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS GOING TO GO ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. ^PRIVACY D^ WATCHED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ BEGAN TO TAKE-OFF; THE AIRCRAFT MOVED TO THE RIGHT THEN ROLLED OVER. NO INJURIES. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. DID NOT SEE ANY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDS MAY HAVE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE ROLL OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - TAIL CONE CREASED AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT, FIREWALL HAS A CREASE AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER, CABIN STRUCTURE IS DAMAGED, MAIN ROTOR IS SEVERELY DAMAGED, TAIL ROTOR DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX07CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA073), Jan 21, 2007: Robinson R-22 Beta 2 (N924SH), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper remedial action when a dynamic rollover was encountered.

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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