# Accident 20130606012519A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, New Braunfels, TX, June 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2013, 16:51 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6383° N, 98.0333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6383&lon=-98.0333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137DF-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,443 total, 1,394 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130606012519A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 6, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:25 LOCAL TIME, A ROBINSON R-22 BETA HELICOPTER DEPARTED FROM AN UNIMPROVED FIELD  WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION FROM A DESCENT TO A CLIMB THE PILOT COULD NOT ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT AND LANDED HARD IN A CORNFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND THREE TIMES, ROLLING ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH THE LOSS OF ALL SKIDS, THE TAIL BOOM DETACHED AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES BADLY DISTORTED WITH ONE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER.

## 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 CEN13LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA325), Jun 6, 2013: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N137DF), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing, and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the engine…

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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