# Incident 20140311009289I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Moses Lake, WA, March 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Grant County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 17HS
- Location: 47.2086° N, 119.3191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2086&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7529P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7529P) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 181 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140311009289I

## Narrative

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

DURING HELICOPTER SLOPE OPERATIONS WITH A STUDENT PILOT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND CAME ON THE CONTROLS TO AVOID WHAT HE PERCEIVED WAS A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER SITUATION.

THE HELICOPTER'S BOTTOM VERTICAL FIN THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND.

DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE VERTICAL FIN OF THE HELICOPTER THAT WAS TRANSPORTED VIA TRAILER FOR REPAIRS.

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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