# Accident 20070226008209A: Robsin R22BETA, Melbourne, FL, February 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2007, 12:50 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1014° N, 80.6450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1014&lon=-80.6450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8347V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 369 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070226008209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE MISHAP OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF A 14 CFR 61 DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE CFI ON BOARD REPORTED THAT THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, AND THE HELICOPTER WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP FACING NORTH. AFTER START AND RUN-UP, THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO LIFT THE COLLECTIVE SLOWLY AND CORRECT FOR ANY MOVEMENT AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF. AT LIFTOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT AND THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SPIN RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT THROUGH ABOUT 2 1/2 TURNS AND CONTACTED THE GROUND BEFORE THE CFI COULD REGAIN CONTROL AND BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP UPRIGHT. THE CFI STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT WITH THIS STUDENT. THE HELICOPTER, OPERATED BY SILVER STATE HELICOPTERS, SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILBOOM ADJACENT TO THE FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT POINT AND TO THE LOWER-LEFT FUSELAGE ADJACENT TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL. THE LANDING SKID REAR CROSSMEMBER ALSO APPEARED TO BE CURVED DOWNWARD EXCESSIVELY, INDICATING SOME DEFORMATION (I.E. SPREADING) OF THE SKIDS.

## 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 CHI07CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA077), Feb 26, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N8347V), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action following a loss of control in flight. A factor to the accident is that the dual student did not maintain directional control of the helicopter…

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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