# Accident 20100313029099A: Robinson He R22 BETA, Houston, TX, March 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2010, 08:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Ellington Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 29.6072° N, 95.1586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6072&lon=-95.1586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N822SH-2010-04-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100313029099A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA156), Mar 13, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N822SH), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, resulting in a dynamic rollover of the helicopter.

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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