# Accident 20150128001521A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Lantana, FL, January 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Palb Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IGIS
- Location: 26.5931° N, 80.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5931&lon=-80.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N475AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N475AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,558 total, 572 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150128001521A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING AS APPLICANT FOR A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE IN PIPER ARROW N54380.  HE AND DPE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE CONDUCTING A POWER OFF ACCURACY LANDING TO LANTANA RUNWAY 33.  AT THE SAME TIME AN R-22 HELICOPTER N475AT WAS CONDUCTING A RUJN-ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 FROM A RIGHT HAND PATTERN.  THE AIRPLANE (N54380) ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION ON CTAF ON THEIR DOWNWIND.  THE HELICOPTER ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION DOWNWIND, BASE LEG AND FINAL APPROACH.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OVERTAKING THE HELICOPTER ON SHORT FINAL.  THE AIRPLANE LOST SIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER AND INITIATED A GO AROUND.  BUT STRUCK THE ROTORBLADE OF THE HELICOPTER WITH THE PASSENGER STEP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AFT OF THE WING AS THEY WERE CLIMBING.

## 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 ERA15LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA115), Jan 28, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N475AT), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout for known traffic in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure…

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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