# Accident 20121106028159A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Bryan, TX, November 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7156° N, 96.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7156&lon=-96.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131AA-2013-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,001 total, 31 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121106028159A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT OF THE DAY.  WHEN THE COLLECTIVE WAS APPLIED THE HELICOPTER BECAME LIGHT ON THE SKIDS AND STARTED TO HOVER THE HELICOPTER ROLLED RIGHT, THE STUDENT CORRECTED WITH A LEFT CYCLIC MOVEMENT WHICH CAUSED LEFT SKID TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED BACK TO THE RIGHT ROLLING ON TO ITS SIDE AND CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE HELICOPTER. TRANSMISSION AND GEAR BOX, BLADES WERE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM HELICOPTER. LEFT SKID WAS ALSO BROKE AND DETACHED FROM AIRFRAME. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH HELICOPTER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO PILOT.

1. A/C HEADING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 308 DEGREES

2. A/C ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET TO THE RIGHT.

3. A/C POSITION AFTER ACCIDENT WAS ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE STILL HEADING APPROXIMATELY 308 DEGREES.

## 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 CEN13CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA053), Nov 6, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N131AA), Bryan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s over-correction in an attempt to stabilize the helicopter during liftoff.

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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