# Incident 20121028024879I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Chesterfield, MO, October 28, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St. Louis
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512GS-2022-12-03) (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-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 44 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121028024879I

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT, WHILE ON A SOLO FLIGHT, PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING NORTHWEST OF KSUS, AT ROMBACH'S FARM. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE AND TURNING CROSSWIND, HE GOT DIZZY, EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION, AND MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AT THE TIME, HE FELT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO CARBON MONOXIDE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE KI-164 CO DETECTOR INDICATOR HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AND OFF DURING THIS FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE STUDENTS CFI, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO KSUS AFTER DETERMINING IT WAS SAFE FOR FLIGHT.SUBSEQUENT TO THIS INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERED FOR MAINTENANCE AND A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE MUFFLER. A NEW A169-25 MUFFLER WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WAS PERFORMED. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON MAY 4, 2012 (6 MONTHS AND 254.1 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT). THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS OF BOTH AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WERE PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 (54.3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT). BY REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS PROVIDED, IT APPEARS THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN ITS INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N512GS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190219010379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190219010379A), Feb 19, 2019: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N512GS), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. On February 19, 2019, about 1712 eastern standard time, a Robinson RV22 beta, N512GS, collided with terrain following an in-flight loss of control at…

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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