# Accident 20080510836329A: Robsin R22, Lakeway, TX, May 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2008, 12:15 local time
- Place: Lakeway, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1900° N, 97.6686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1900&lon=-97.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8316D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8316D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 850 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510836329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 10, 2008, N8631D WAS OPERATING OVER LAKE TRAVIS PERFORMING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF BOATS. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED OVERATING THE AIRCAFT DURING THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WHILE THE CFI WAS THE PIC AND IN A RIGHT BANK TURN THE LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING HORN CAME ON. THE PILOT FAILED TO RECOVERT THE HELICOPTER, BOUNCING ON WATER THEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKING SURFACE. THE HELICOPTER BECAME INVERTED AND FLOATING, RESULTING IN NO INJURIES BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DFW08LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA140), May 10, 2008: Robinson Helicopter R22 Marine (N8316D), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N8316D (1)

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

- [Accident 20130819021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130819021559A), Aug 19, 2013: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 MARINER (N8316D), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. The accident occurred on the cfi's third training period of the day with the student. The aircraft remained in the traffic pattern on runway 18 for a series of…

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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