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FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Refugio, TX · September 2, 2008

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Date
September 2, 2008 · 15:30 local
Place
Refugio, TX
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2312E
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
622 total585 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days
N2312ERegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 1973 · Built 1991Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 2, 2008, at approximately 1530 CST, a Robinson, R-22 beta helicopter, N2312E, sustained substantial damage when the main rotor struck the tail boom after making a hard landing during a wildlife aerial survey flight on a ranch near Refugio, TX. Neither the commercial pilot nor the passenger was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 CST, A ROBINSON, R-22 BETA HELICOPTER, N2312E, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AFTER MAKING A HARD LANDING DURING A WILDLIFE AERIAL SURVEY FLIGHT ON A RANCH NEAR REFUGIO, TX. NEITHER THE COMMERCIAL PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

Other reports on N2312E · 1

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

Incident 19990526036229ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Akron, MI(-23) During takeoff the pilot noticed a telephone wire falling away as if it had been cut so he landed the aircraft without incident. After landing the pilot did a brief walk around of the aircraft and noticed no damage to the aircraft. He flew the aircraft…May 26, 1999 · Minor damage