20090131002451A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Cypress, TX · January 31, 2009

Date: January 31, 2009 · 13:57 local
Place: Cypress, TX
Airport: Weiser Air Park
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N226AP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA149
Reported as: Robsin R22
Reported engine: Lycoming O360J2A
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total550 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N226APRegistration cancelled Jul 5, 2012 · Robinson Helicopter R22S/N 4130 · Built 2007 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 Engine modelLycoming O-360-J2AReciprocating

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What happened

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A north American T-6G aircraft was departing on runway 27 at Weiser Air Park (eyq) Cypress, TX. A Robinson R-22 helicopter was performing hover autos and a quick stop on the parallel taxiway. The parallel taxiway is very close to the runway. The helicopter was on the go and climbing out when the main rotor blade of the helicopter struck the left wing of the departing aircraft at an estimated altitude of 40 feet in the air. A small section of the left wing of the aircraft was severed and the section of the wing landed on the runway. There was extensive damage to the main rotor of the helicopter. It descended rapidly to the ground and came to rest on the parallel taxiway. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. The left skid was flattened, the tail boom was wrinkled, and the tail rotor blades separated, the bubble was broken and the pilot seats were flattened. The T-6 continued the takeoff and remained in the traffic pattern and returned for a landing on runway 27.

As the FAA filed it

A NORTH AMERICAN T-6G AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 27 AT WEISER AIR PARK (EYQ) CYPRESS, TX. A ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING HOVER AUTOS AND A QUICK STOP ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY IS VERY CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY. THE HELICOPTER WAS ON THE GO AND CLIMBING OUT WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE OF THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE LEFT WING OF THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 40 FEET IN THE AIR. A SMALL SECTION OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERED AND THE SECTION OF THE WING LANDED ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR OF THE HELICOPTER. IT DESCENDED RAPIDLY TO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT SKID WAS FLATTENED, THE TAIL BOOM WAS WRINKLED, AND THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES SEPARATED, THE BUBBLE WAS BROKEN AND THE PILOT SEATS WERE FLATTENED. THE T-6 CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RETURNED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 27.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCypress, TXBoth pilot's failure to see and avoid the other aircraft.Jan 31, 2009 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed