# Accident 20070828018449A: Robsin R22, St Clair, MO, August 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: St Clair, MO
- Airport: St Clair Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3822° N, 90.9733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3822&lon=-90.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070828018449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 HOURS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) FOR A ROUTINE SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT FROM SUS TO WASHINGTON MEMORIAL AIRPORT (MO6). WHILE ENROUTE TO MO6, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ST. CLAIR REGIONAL AIRPORT (K39) DUE TO TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OF MO6. UPON ARRIVAL AT K39 AND LEAVING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER CAUSING THE TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE THE TAXIWAY AND HAD A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO SPREAD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AFT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL TAIL SURFACES AND THE TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI07CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA281), Aug 28, 2007: Robinson R-22 Beta (N143SH), St. Clair Rgnl., MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot overcorrected following a loss of control while practicing a hovering turn.

## Other reports on N143SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150628008259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150628008259I), Jun 28, 2015: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 (N143SH), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Student was practicing auto-rotation. Student rolled on the throttle slowly, which increased the rate of descent. Instructor took control which resulted in a…

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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