# Accident 20110309003909A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Bulverde, TX, March 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2011, 12:15 local time
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H2ES
- Location: 29.7705° N, 98.4499° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7705&lon=-98.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112HE-2017-07-03) (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 HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,922 total, 8,422 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110309003909A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 9, 2011, N112HE WAS BEING USED TO CONDUCT A 14 CFR PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT.  THE CREW CONSISTED OF A TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (PIC) AND A CERTIFICATED PILOT SEEKING A COMMERCIAL RATING.AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 CST AND 700 TO 800 FEET AGL, THE STUDENT INITIATED A PLANNED AUTO ROTATION MANEUVER FOR TOUCHDOWN AT 1T8.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AUDIBLE BY THE CREW AND PERSONS ON THE GROUND, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY.  THE PIC ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PECAN GROVE, STRIKING A TREE, WITH SUBSEQUENT ROLL OVER.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS EXITED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN11LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA226), Mar 9, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N112HE), Bulverde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the fuel cap, which impacted the helicopter’s tail rotor and resulted in the loss of tail rotor thrust. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate preflight…

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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