# Accident 20190628010739A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Danbury, TX, June 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2019, 13:00 local time
- Place: Danbury, TX
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2328° N, 95.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2328&lon=-95.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26498, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26498) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 850 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190628010739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GOVERNOR OR CLUTCH PROBLEM. WILL AMENDED THIS REPORT WHEN FINAL INVESTIGATION HAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE.

FINAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MAINTENANCE PROBLEM FOUND

PILOT ERROR TO CLOSE TO GROUND SLOW TO CORRECT POSSIBLE WIND GUST.

## 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 CEN19LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA187), Jun 28, 2019: Robinson R22 (N26498), Danbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failed electrical relay, which provided an improper indication of a governor and clutch problem, which resulted in the pilot conducting a precautionary landing during which he failed to maintain…

## Other reports on N26498 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050118000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118000229A), Jan 18, 2005: Robsin R22BETA (N26498), Gulfport, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) CFI was instructing autorotations 1/18/05 at gpt. On second attempt the entry and glide were good, the student had throttle closed rather than letting…

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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