# Accident 20100808047869A: Robinson He R22, Karnes County, TX, August 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2010, 06:30 local time
- Place: Karnes County, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6283° N, 97.8017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6283&lon=-97.8017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792SH-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100808047869A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TENDING CATTLE, SET AIRCRAFT DOWN ON GROUND, AIRCRAFT BLADES WERE STILL ROTATING, SPOOKED CATTLE, ONE COW TRIED TO JUMP FENCE AND WAS STRUCK BY ROTOR BLADE, ANOTHER COW CONTACTED THE HELICOPTER AND TIPPED IT OVER. AMENDED 03/22/2011:  UPGRADED TO ACCIDENT PER AVP-200

## 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 CEN10CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA466), Aug 8, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N792SH), Pettus, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to exit the helicopter with the engine running.

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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