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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Robinson He R22 BETA · Houston, TX · March 13, 2010

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Date
March 13, 2010 · 08:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Ellington Field
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N822SH
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA156
Reported as
Robinson He R22 Beta
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
24 total24 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N822SHRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2010 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3775 · Built 2005Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was raising the collective to come to a hover the aircraft started to slide to right. Pilot lowered collective moved the cyclic to the left to stop the sliding. Pilot then raised the collective to begin the hoverthe next thing the pilot knew the aircraft rolled over. It appears that the right skid was caught in a crack on the tarmac.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS RAISING THE COLLECTIVE TO COME TO A HOVER THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE TO RIGHT. PILOT LOWERED COLLECTIVE MOVED THE CYCLIC TO THE LEFT TO STOP THE SLIDING.PILOT THEN RAISED THE COLLECTIVE TO BEGIN THE HOVERTHE NEXT THING THE PILOT KNEW THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. IT APPEARS THAT THE RIGHT SKID WAS CAUGHT IN A CRACK ON THE TARMAC.

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 CEN10CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHouston, TXThe student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, resulting in a dynamic rollover of the helicopter.Mar 13, 2010 · Substantial damage