# Accident 20100217027599A: Robinson He R22 BETA, Parlier, CA, February 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2010, 14:37 local time
- Place: Parlier, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6236° N, 119.5069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6236&lon=-119.5069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313DA-2010-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,702 total, 64 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100217027599A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010 AT 1450 PDT , N313DA A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER , MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR PARLIER, CA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL WHEN SUDDENLY THE HELICOPTER PITCHED FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLED INVERTED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHEN HE APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AND LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE RECOVERING FROM THE LOW-G MANEUVER AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER IN A FIELD. A ROTOR BLADE ( RED MARKED) STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SLOWED DOWN. .  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE HUB INDICATED THAT THIS HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A LOW-G CONDITION

## 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 WPR10LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA138), Feb 17, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N313DA), Parlier, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently entered a low-G condition during cruise flight, which resulted in a momentary loss of control of the helicopter and mast bumping.

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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