# Accident 20160503007129A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Troutdale, OR, May 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 5HAS
- Location: 45.5500° N, 122.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5500&lon=-122.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227SH-2017-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 203 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160503007129A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING OVER GRASS ON THE NW END OF TROUTDALE AIRPORT AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT AND SETTLED. THE RIGHT FRONT SKID TO HIT THE GROUND CAUSING DYNAMIC ROLL OVER.

## 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 GAA16CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA213), May 4, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N227SH), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to monitor outside the helicopter during hover flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain and rollover.

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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