# Accident 20121028024629A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Port Allen, HI, October 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2012, 15:45 local time
- Place: Port Allen, HI
- Airport: Port Allen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.8969° N, 159.6031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.8969&lon=-159.6031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 22 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121028024629A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A SOLO FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 HAWAII LOCAL TIME AND DEPARTED PORT ALLEN AIRPORT TOWARD THE NORTH WEST.  APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE THE VIBRATION.UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A 2 FEET TALL SCRUB/BRANCH ON TOUCHDOWN IN A SLOPED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND CAME TO REST.  THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AS THE ENGINE HAD QUIT RUNNING AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR13CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA027), Oct 29, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N216AB), Hanapepe, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Contributing to the pilot’s decision to land in an unsuitable landing area was his lack of helicopter experience, which led him to misidentify the…

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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