# Accident 20160607006609A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Cahokia, IL, June 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5703° N, 90.1550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5703&lon=-90.1550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N931SH) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 141 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160607006609A

## Narrative

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

CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR  AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT PRACTICING HOVER WORK IN A GRASS AREA AT THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 23 AT ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT.  ACCORDING TO WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE INSTRUCTOR, THE INSTRUCTOR HAD THE STUDENT INPUT LEFT AND RIGHT PEDAL MANUEVERS TO WORK ON BETTER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A HOVER. STUDENT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OFF THE GROUND.  A PEDAL TURN WAS EXECUTED THAT PUT THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND.  AS THE TAIL CAME INTO THE WIND, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER-VANED.  AS THE AIRCRAFT SPUN, IT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND CONTACTED THE SKID.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE DETACHED FROM THE AIRCAFT, THE TAIL BOOM WAS BROKE OFF, AND PARTS SCATTERED OVER THE FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. INSTRUCTOR PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.  STUDENT WAS UNHARMED.

## 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 GAA16CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA296), Jun 7, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N931SH), Cahokia/St. Louis, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action and his failure to remain vigilant as the helicopter entered the weathercock stability region, in gusting wind conditions, resulting in loss of tail…

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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