# Accident 20110409006709A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Lake Charles, LA, April 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1236° N, 93.2231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1236&lon=-93.2231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N372LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 21 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110409006709A

## Narrative

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

STABILIZED HOVER-PEDAL INPUT TO THE RIGHT-LEFT PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT, CONTINUED TO TURN VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT-PILOT BECAME SCARED AND PUT AIRCRAFT DOWN- HE DID NOT CLOSE THE THROTTLE, PULL MIXTURE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: MAINROTOR BLADES CRACKED AT ROOTS, TAILBOOM CRACKED AT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT TO THE RIGHT AND UP, SKIDS SPREAD TO THE RIGHT, TAILROTOR DEPARTED THE TAILROTOR GEAR BOX, TAILROTOR BLADES DEPARTED THE TAILROTOR TRUNION, ALL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN11LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA283), Apr 10, 2011: Robinson R22 (N372LE), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the helicopter while in a hover.

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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