# Accident 20070421005589A: Robsin R22BETA, Van Horn, TX, April 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Airport: Culberson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0578° N, 104.7839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0578&lon=-104.7839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 885 total, 858 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070421005589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2007 AT 1000 HOURS MDT, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, N971SH REGISTERED TO 2 ROMEO WHISKEY LLC, PO BOX 570217, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, COLLIDED ITS ROTOR BLADES WITH THE ROTOR BLADES OF N991RW AFTER LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT EL PASO, TX (ELP).

## 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 SEA07LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA111), Apr 21, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N971SH), Van Horn, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Clearance was not maintained after landing by the instructor pilot, which resulted in an on ground collision with the helicopter standing near the refueling pumps. The aircraft standing in the…

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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