# Accident 20200218002439A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Cotulla, TX, February 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2020, 08:15 local time
- Place: Cotulla, TX
- Airport: Cotulla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4581° N, 99.2200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4581&lon=-99.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10786, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10786-2020-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2C (registry code 42139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 17,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200218002439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ABOUT TO FLY A RANCH SURVEY. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STARTED AND PILOT WAS LIFTING OFF TRAILER FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT, WHEN AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DYNAMIC RIGHT ROLL OFF THE TRAILER DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. IT WAS DISCOVERED PILOT DID NOT REMOVE RIGHT HAND SIDE SKID RESTRAINT PRIOR TO BOARDING AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND NO INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 CEN20CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA090), Feb 18, 2020: Robinson R22 (N10786), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the right skid trailer tie-down before attempting to take off, which resulted in a dynamic roll-over.

## Other reports on N10786 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110710013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110710013199A), Jul 10, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N10786), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot & student conducted preflight on R-22 helicopter prior to flight that started at 0840 using rotor-craft flight manual (rfm). After practicing…

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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