# Accident 20161028024899A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Asherton, TX, October 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Asherton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4333° N, 99.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4333&lon=-99.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522KC-2018-06-27) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161028024899A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW LEVEL THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION OF ROTOR RPM.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND REMAINING UPRIGHT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUESELAGE AND MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO POST-CRASH FIRE, AND NO FUEL SPILL.

## 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 CEN17LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA099), Oct 28, 2016: Robinson R22 Beta (N522KC), Asherton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the magneto's internal timing during low-altitude maneuvering.

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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