# Accident 20190219010379A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Clearwater, FL, February 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2019, 17:12 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 22LS
- Location: 27.9758° N, 82.7564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9758&lon=-82.7564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512GS-2022-12-03) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190219010379A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2019, ABOUT 1712 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A ROBINSON RV22 BETA, N512GS, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AT CLEARWATER AIR PARK (CLW) CLEARWATER, FLORIDA. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 141 AS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL, CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA19CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA141), Feb 19, 2019: Robinson R22 (N512GS), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient altitude over uneven terrain during a hover taxi, which resulted in ground contact and a subsequent dynamic rollover.

## Other reports on N512GS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20121028024879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121028024879I), Oct 28, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N512GS), Chesterfield, MO, No damage. A student pilot, while on a solo flight, performed a forced landing northwest of ksus, at rombach's farm. The pilot confirmed that after departure and turning…

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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