# Accident 20170924021709A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Santa Barbara, CA, September 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2017, 09:25 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4261° N, 119.8414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4261&lon=-119.8414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177SR) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA551) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924021709A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2017, AT SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSBA), GOLETA, CA, N177SR WAS ENGAGED IN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OVER A DRY POND AREA AT KSBA. THE PIC WAS INSTRUCTING THE SIC IN HOVERING MANEUVERS. WHILE MOVING ALONG THE GROUND AT 10-15 KTS, N177SR'S RIGHT SKID CAUGHT ON GROUND WEEDS, AND EXPERIENCED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 GAA17CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA551), Sep 24, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N177SR), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s unstabilized hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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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