# Accident 20150713011019A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Caldwell, ID, July 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6422° N, 116.6361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6422&lon=-116.6361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184SH) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150713011019A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THEY WERE PRACTICING A 180 AUTOROTATION.  THEY HIT STINGER FIRST AND THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE TAILBOOM AND CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL SECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT LEVEL AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY.

## 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 GAA15CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA181), Jul 13, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N184SH), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Abnormal ground contact during a 180 degree autorotation, resulting in a severed tail rotor driveshaft by a main rotor blade. A factor contributing to the accident was the rotor blowback condition…

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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