# Accident 20190413002729A: Robinson Helicopter Company R22, Bradenton, FL, April 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2019, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bradenton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Q7NS
- Location: 27.4506° N, 82.6861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4506&lon=-82.6861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N689M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N689M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 359 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190413002729A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 13, 2019, ABOUT 1230 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A ROBINSON R22, N689M, IMPACTED THE WATER FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL NEAR COQUINA BEACH BRADENTON, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE UNINJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY IMPACT FORCES. 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 ERA19TA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA153), Apr 13, 2019: Robinson R22 (N689M), Bradenton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to execute a low altitude turn that resulted in a strong tailwind and to reduce the airspeed to 0 knots and the flight instructor's diverted attention and inadequate…

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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