# Accident 20131002019369A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Lansing, IL, October 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2013, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5350° N, 87.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5350&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554SA-2018-10-23) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 242 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131002019369A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT WITH 2.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.  THEY HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  HE STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MANIPULATING ONLY THE CYCLIC.  HOVERING WAS PERFORMED AT A 3-5 FOOT SKID HEIGHT.  A PENDULAR MOTION DEVELOPED.  THE RIGHT REAR SKID MADE CONTACT WITH THE ASPHALT, THE TAIL HIT THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.  THE ENGINE STOPPED AS A RESULT OF THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTING THE GROUND.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THROUGH THE LEFT DOOR AND ASSISTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OUT OF THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 CEN14CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA017), Oct 2, 2013: Robinson R22 - Beta (N554SA), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to take remedial action in a timely manner.

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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