# Accident 20150629011749A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Kailua Kona, HI, June 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2015, 08:15 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6889° N, 155.8644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6889&lon=-155.8644&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: 1,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150629011749A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS CONDUCTING PINNACLE APPROACHES AT HIGH ALTITUDE.  CFI INITIATED SHALLOW APPROACH TO PINNACLE AND SLOWED HIS FORWARD AIRSPEED TO MINIMUM AS HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN.  CFI REALIZED POWER WAS INSUFFICIENT TO CUSHION TOUCH DOWN AND HELICOPTER FELL SHORT OF PLANNED AREA, HIT THE GROUND AND SLIGHTLY BOUNCED WITH A LITTLE FORWARD MOMENTUM.  ACFT THEN TILTED TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE AND SLID ABOUT 3 FEET. CFI PULLED MIXED IDLE CUT OFF AND THE ENGINE STOPPED.  CFI AND STUDENT GOT OUT OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.  CFI THEN NOTIFIED MAUNA LOA MANAGEMENT.

## 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 GAA15CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA147), Jun 29, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N227FT), Kailua-Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to conduct a high altitude pinnacle landing without adequate power, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain during the approach. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N227FT (1)

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

- [Incident 20141017022679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141017022679I), Oct 17, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N227FT), Kona, HI, Minor damage. Student over corrected flight controls near the ground. Tail stinger brushed up gravel which contacted tail rotor. Minor damage to tail rotor paddles and…

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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