# Accident 20101012048699A: Robinson He R22 BETA, Long Beach, CA, October 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2010, 12:40 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8175° N, 118.1514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8175&lon=-118.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N853DS-2013-07-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,520 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101012048699A

## Narrative

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

N853DS A ROBINSON, R22 HELICOPTER, S/N 3501, OPERATED BY TEMCO, A PART 61 FLIGHT SCHOOL, BASED @ LGB, STUDENT AND CFI WHILE PRACTICING HOVER AT PAD #3, THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT THE GROUND AND EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER 50 FEET NORTH EAST OF PAD ON THE GRASS AT 1240PDT. ROTORCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO THE CFI, STUDENT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH MODERATE LEG AND SHOULDERS 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 WPR11CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA011), Oct 12, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N853DS), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate drift control and skid clearance from the ground and the CFI's inadequate supervision while hovering, resulting in 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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