# Accident 20110811017369A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Titusville, FL, August 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2011, 08:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6225° N, 80.8353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6225&lon=-80.8353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62JF) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 1,165 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110811017369A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 08:42 LOCAL TIME WHILE ON APPROACH, ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 300' TO 400' AGL. THE CO-PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE AND GUARD INSTEAD OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO YAW LEFT AND ENGINE TO COMPLETELY LOSE POWER. THE PILOT WENT INTO AUTO ROTATION AND TRIED TO AIR RESTART BUT FAILED. UPON HITTING THE GROUND THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED INTO THE OVERHANGING TREES THEN SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET DOWN THE CENTER OF THE STREET AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE DOWN, SKIDS FACING EAST AND LEANING TO THE NORTH.

## 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 ERA11CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA448), Aug 11, 2011: Robinson R22 (N62JF), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's incorrect manipulation of the engine mixture control which resulted in an inadvertent engine shutdown.

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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