# Accident 20170218002389A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Holbrook, AZ, February 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2017, 08:00 local time
- Place: Holbrook, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9000° N, 110.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9000&lon=-110.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7095A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7095A-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 154 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170218002389A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FOR PERSONAL USE IN SUPPORT OF CATTLE RANCHING ON PRIVATE LAND.  THE PILOT AND HIS BROTHER WERE ON BOARD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE HOLBROOK, AZ IN OPEN RANGE LAND.

IT WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IN ORDER TO HERD CATTLE.  PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND AND EXPERIANCED A POWER LOSS.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECEND RAPIDLY.  PRIOR TO INPACT, PILOT APPLIED COLLECTIVE TO ARREST THE DECENT, CAUSING THE ROTOR TO DETEORIATE BELOW OPERATING RPM.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE ROTOR BLADES TO FLEX DOWNWARD AND CHOP OFF THE TAIL BOOM.

THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANCIAL.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS.

## 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 WPR17LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA068), Feb 18, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7095A), Holbrook, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to compensate for a loss of effective translational lift while turning from an upwind to a downwind condition at a low altitude and low airspeed, which resulted in a loss of…

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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