# Accident 20110808022009A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Deer Park, WA, August 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Deer Park, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9769° N, 117.4311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9769&lon=-117.4311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8332T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8332T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 320 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110808022009A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE PRACTICING HOVERING IN THE RUN-UP AREA OF RUNWAY 16 WHEN THE HELICOPTER STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND DESCENDING TO THE GROUND. THE STUDENT OVER CORRECTED WITH LEFT PEDAL AND THE HELICOPTER DID SEVERAL 360 DEGREE TURNS TO THE LEFT WHILE BANKING TOWARD THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR COMMENCED CORRECTIVE ACTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO LEVEL THE HELICOPTER BEFORE THE LEFT SKID STRUCK THE ASPHALT. THE HELICOPTER DID ONE MORE ROTATION TO THE LEFT BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO MAKE A HARD LANDING ON THE GRASS. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND LEFT REAR FUSELAGE SKIN. NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED.

## 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 WPR11LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA377), Aug 8, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N8332T), Deer Park, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and his delay in relinquishing control to the flight instructor, which resulted in the instructor’s delayed remedial actions and…

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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