# Incident 20141017022679I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Kona, HI, October 17, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2014, 10:20 local time
- Place: Kona, HI
- Airport: Kailua Kona International Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: RP8S
- Location: 19.6471° N, 155.9920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kailua-Kona Fire Station Heliport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6471&lon=-155.9920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227FT-2018-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141017022679I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVER CORRECTED FLIGHT CONTROLS NEAR THE GROUND.  TAIL STINGER BRUSHED UP GRAVEL WHICH CONTACTED TAIL ROTOR.  MINOR DAMAGE TO TAIL ROTOR PADDLES AND STINGER.

CFI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASSUMED CONTROLS LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, SHUT IT DOWN AND CALLED MAINTENANCE.  ACFT PUSHED BACK TO HANGAR FOR REPAIR.

## Other reports on N227FT (1)

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

- [Accident 20150629011749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150629011749A), Jun 29, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N227FT), Kailua Kona, HI, Substantial damage. CFI was conducting pinnacle approaches at high altitude. CFI initiated shallow approach to pinnacle and slowed his forward airspeed to minimum as helicopter…

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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