# Accident 20110903020349A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Clearwater, FL, September 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2011, 15:20 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9061° N, 82.6856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9061&lon=-82.6856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7197W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197W-2012-09-18) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903020349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS BEING ADMINISTERED A CFI CHECK RIDE WITH A HELICOPTER RATING.  WHILE PERFORMING A FULL TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION THE AIRCRAFT'S TAILBOOM STUCK THE GROUND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA11LA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA481), Sep 3, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7197W), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot's improper recovery from a practice autorotation, resulting in a tailboom strike and subsequent rollover.

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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