# Accident 20101007048459A: Robinson He R22 BETA, Scappoose, OR, October 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: LJES
- Location: 45.7710° N, 122.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scappoose Industrial Airpark (SPB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7710&lon=-122.8620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2356T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2356T-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 343 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101007048459A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT STATE THAT THEY WERE PRACTICING NORMAL APPROACHES AND LANDINGS TO THE TAXIWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 15.  THE INSTRUCTOR STATED IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FAA, THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND AS THE COLLECTIVE WAS BEING BROUGHT DOWN TO FULL DOWN POSITION, BUT NOT YET FULL DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SPIN NOSE RIGHT. HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE SPIN AND SAID BE BELIEVES THAT THE STUDENT OVER POWERED HIM ON THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROLS. HE PICKED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL.  AT SOME POINT DURING THE SPIN, HE BELIEVES THAT THEY STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT REAR SKID WHILE SLIDING AFT, CAUSING DEFORMATION OF THE STEEL TUBE FRAME ASSEMBLY AT THE GEAR LEG MOUNT AND BREAKING THE LEFT REAR LEG AT THE SKID SADDLE MOUNT.  DURING ONE TURN OF THE SPIN, THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE GROUND THROUGH AN ARC OF 16 STRIKE MARKS ON THE TAXIWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE BROKEN LEFT REAR GEAR ALLOWING THE TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  THE BLADES BROKE OFF JUST OUTBOARD OF THE BLADE GRIPS AS THE TAIL BOOM SETTLED TO THE GROUND. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE HANDLE TO SHUT OFF, CLOSED THE FUEL VALVE, TURNED THE MASTER SWITCH OFF, REMOVED THE KEY AND STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2356T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20121115025129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121115025129I), Nov 15, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N2356T), Portland, OR, No damage. Investigated occurrence of unscheduled landing of this rotorcraft during a cross country CFI training session. Approximately 10:00 PST after departing hio, the…

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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