# Incident 20110310005239I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Lihue, HI, March 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2011, 10:14 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1HPS
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N307RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N307RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110310005239I

## Narrative

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

3/10/2011LIHUE, HI : N307RB, ROBINSON R22, DUE TO A THROTTLE LINKAGE PROBLEM, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A VACANT FIELD 7 MILES WEST LIHUE AIRPORT AT 101445PST.  3-15-11AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY MAUNA LOA HELICOPTER DBA HAWAII PACIFIC FLIGHT ACADEMY. HNL FSDO INSPECTOR LEJ CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; HE IS THE MECHANIC WHO IS CONTRACTED TO DO ALL THE MAINTENANCE FOR MAUNA LOA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A VERY EXPERIENCED ROBINSON MECHANIC AND PILOT AND HAS ATTENDED BOTH THE MAINTENANCE AND PILOT COURSES AT THE ROBINSON FACTORY.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT FROM AN INTERVIEW AND A STATEMENT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^:A STUDENT AND AN INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING A MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKE OFF WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A STUCK THROTTLE AT THE END OF THE MANEUVER. AS THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED THE THROTTLE STAYED AT THE PREVIOUS SETTING ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 75 %. THIS POWER SETTING WITH THE DECREASED BLADE PITCH ANGLE ALLOWED BOTH THE ENGINE AND ROTOR SYSTEM TO OVERSPEED BEYOND THE 110 PERCENT MAXIMUM MARKINGS ON THE TACHOMETER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE LOCATION.

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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