# Accident 20120414006059A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Farmington, CT, April 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2012, 18:40 local time
- Place: Farmington, CT
- Airport: South Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7200° N, 72.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7200&lon=-72.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1152W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1152W-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 670 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120414006059A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 14, 2012, ABOUT 1840 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, N1152W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT WHILE ON APPROACH TO SOUTH MEADOWS HELIPORT (CT73), FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS MAKING HIS APPROACH TO CT73 HELIPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SPIN.  THE PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO CONTROL THE ROTATION BY LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE.  THE AIRCRAFT DECENDED VERTICALLY THROUGH THE TREES.  THE PILOT STATED HE APPROACHED THE HELIPORT HEADING INTO THE WIND.

## 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 ERA12LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA282), Apr 14, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N1152W), Farmington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during a high-power, low-speed downwind turn, which resulted in a loss of control due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness and settling with power.…

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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