# Incident 20150213001099I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Riverside, CA, February 13, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2015, 08:30 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 2C1S
- Location: 33.9519° N, 117.4451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVERSIDE (RAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9519&lon=-117.4451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8311A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8311A-2025-10-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150213001099I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, AND WAS HOVERING OVER RUNWAY 16, IN RAL AIRPORT AND ALMOST LOST FULL CONTROL, OF HELICOPTER N8311A AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE A HARD LANDING BACK ON THE GROUND, WITH MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N8311A (2)

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

- [Accident 19961214039419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214039419A), Dec 14, 1996: Robsin R22BETA (N8311A), Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage. Hovering in ground effect. Student over controlled. CFI late to act. Main rotors hit. Plane rolled over.
- [Accident 19950508010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950508010879A), May 8, 1995: Robsin R22BETA (N8311A), Toano, VA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Returning at night to unlighted boat helipad. Descended into water 500FT short. Drowned. Victim night illusion.

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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