# Accident 20100619041749A: Robinson He R22 BETA, West Palm Beach, FL, June 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2010, 10:53 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 26.8458° N, 80.2222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8458&lon=-80.2222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7988H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7988H-2010-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 970 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100619041749A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER FLIGHT INTRUCTIONS WERE BEING CONDUCTED BY CFI WITH  STUDENT, LOCATED AT NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT (F45), PALM BEACH FLORIDA.   THE LOCATION AT THE AIRPORT WAS IN THE VICINITY OF  CLOUD 9 FLIGHT SCHOOL.  THIS WAS A FAR PART 61 OPERATION.  HELICOPTER  WAS HOVERING APPROX 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND NORMAL OSCILATIONS AND A ROTOR BLADE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT STATMENT SUGGESTS THAT LEFT SKID TOUCHED GROUND AND DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OCCURRED.VFR CONDITIONS.  THE HELICOPTER CAUGHT FIRE.  HELICOPTER WAS NEVER IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.  HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED.NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA10CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA319), Jun 19, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7988H), West Palm Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The CFI's failure to prevent ground contact during hover, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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