# Accident 20110520009769A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Lansing, IL, May 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2011, 13:37 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5347° N, 87.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5347&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7197Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7197Z) (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 HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110520009769A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO.  INSTRUCTOR FLEW WITH THE STUDENT THAT DAY PRIOR TO SOLO.  STUDENT PERFORMED 3 SOLO FLIGHTS AROUND THE PATTERN.  STUDENT PROCEEDED TO HOVER TAXI TO PICK UP THE INSTRUCTOR AND LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.  THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE RAMP AND THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES DEPARTED.

## 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 CEN11CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA351), May 20, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7197Z), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering.

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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