# Accident 20130819021559A: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 MARINER, Lee'S Summit, MO, August 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2013, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8316D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8316D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (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 COMPANY R22 MARINER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 347 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130819021559A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE CFI'S THIRD TRAINING PERIOD OF THE DAY WITH THE STUDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON RUNWAY 18 FOR A SERIES OF AUTOROTATIONS WITH POWER RECOVERY.  WHILE DEMONSTRATING AN AUTOROTATION, THE CFI STATED THAT THE IAS WAS HIGH, BUT WAS CORRECTED.  INITIATION OF THE FLARE WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN USUAL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE HIGH SINK RATE PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY WITH THE AFT PORTION OF THE SKIDS.  THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND THE FRONT SKID CROSS TUBE FAILED FROM OVERLOAD.  FULL COLLECTIVE WAS APPLIED AND THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE TAIL BOOM WHICH DETACHED THE TAIL-ROTOR GEAR BOX.  UNCOMMANDED RIGHT YAW ENSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS INFIELD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8316D (1)

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

- [Accident 20080510836329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510836329A), May 10, 2008: Robsin R22 (N8316D), Lakeway, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 10, 2008, N8631D was operating over lake travis performing aerial photography of boats. Both pilots reported overating the aircaft during the day…

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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