# Accident 20130117000409A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Ellington, CT, January 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2013, 12:45 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.9178° N, 72.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9178&lon=-72.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26NE-2014-12-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,327 total, 1,024 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130117000409A

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OPERATING A SINGLE ENGINE ROTORCRAFT ROBINSON MODEL R-22 BETA SERIAL NUMBER 2353 CRASH LANDED TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY NUMBER 01 AT ELLINGTON AIRPORT, CT (7B9).  THE PILOTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES UPON IMPACT PERFORMING A STRAIGHT-IN PRACTICE AUTO ROTATION APPROACH TO THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE ROTORCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE POINT OF IMPACT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE FACING 180 DEGREES TOWARDS THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.  UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ROTORCRAFT WRECKAGE, IT WAS NOTED THAT A BOLT FOR THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM PUSH-PULL TUBE ASSEMBLY THAT ATTACHES TO THE JACKSHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND DETACHED.  THE BOLT AND SUBSEQUENT HARDWARE WERE FOUND LOCATED WITHIN THE ROTORMAST FAIRING STRUCTURE AND AT THE LOWER FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY BENEATH THE STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORT OF BOTH THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT SEATS.

## 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 ERA13LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA116), Jan 17, 2013: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N26NE), Ellington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the collective push-pull tube and jackshaft assembly, which resulted in the total loss of helicopter control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was 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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