# Accident 20190320000569A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Madill, OK, March 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Madill, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3039° N, 97.0206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3039&lon=-97.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7782H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7782H-2020-08-06) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 300 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190320000569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM MADILL, OK (IF4) HEADING TO ARDMORE, OK (IF0)AT APPX. 1600 HRS.  SHORTLY INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT OBSERVED A SOLID CLUTCH LIGHT.  BEFORE HE COULD PULL THE CLUTCH CIRCUIT BREAKER, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH AUTOROTATE AND FOUND A PASTURE TO MAKE A LANDING.  HE LANDED ON THE PASTURE, BUT THE LEFT SIDE SKID GOT CAUGHT ON THE SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO THE PILOT SIDE.  DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON THE BLADES AND THE BOOM ASSEMBLY (BLADES CUT THE BOOM OFF THE AIRCRAFT).  PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND UPON INSPECTING THE DAMAGE, NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH BELTS WERE MISSING, WHICH WOULD'VE CAUSED THE CLUTCH LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THEY BROKE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN19LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA106), Mar 20, 2019: Robinson R22 (N7782H), Madill, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the V-belts due to improper maintenance, which resulted in the loss of power to the helicopter's rotor system and subsequent forced landing on rough terrain.

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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