# Accident 20080902845249A: Robsin R22BETA, Refugio, TX, September 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Refugio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3074° N, 97.2750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Refugio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3074&lon=-97.2750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2312E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2312E-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 585 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080902845249A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2312E (1)

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

- [Incident 19990526036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990526036229I), May 26, 1999: Robsin R22BETA (N2312E), Akron, MI, Minor damage. (-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…

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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