# Accident 20100525005819A: Robinson He R22 BETA, Kailua Kona, HI, May 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2010, 07:50 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Airport: Kailua Kona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: RP8S
- Location: 19.7389° N, 156.0456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7389&lon=-156.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220PE-2011-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-C1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100525005819A

## Narrative

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

KONA, HI (KOA): N220PE, R22, WHILE ATTEMPTING SECOND SOLO IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA, CRASHED AT 251020PDT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA262), May 25, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N220PE), Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper use of the anti-torque controls and failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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