# Accident 20201018018629A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Winder, GA, October 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2020, 10:59 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0038° N, 83.6672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0038&lon=-83.6672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N566BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N566BC-2021-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 153 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201018018629A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DID REPORT THAT AFTER PREFORMING 4 LAPS IN THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 05 AT WINDER BARROW COUNTY AIRPORT (WDR). ON THE 5TH LAP HE PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO. DURING TAKEOFF EXTENDING HIS UPWIND LEG, TURNING TO A LEFT CROSSWIND, A NOISE WAS HEARD SOUNDING LIKE METAL TO METAL, THE HELICOPTER JERKED. REACTING TO THIS THE PILOT LOOKED FOR A CLEARING REALIZING THAT HE WAS LOSING POWER. HE HAD TWO CHOICES SEEING A HOUSE AND A CLEARING (OPEN PASTURE LAND) OFF TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT EXECUTED A AUTOROTATION TO THE LEFT ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THE TREES, BUT SETTLED INTO THE TREE LINE SLOWING HIS FORWARD SPEED, NOSING OVER GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THROUGH THE TREES IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA21LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA024), Oct 18, 2020: Robinson R22 (N566BC), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the engine cooling fan attachment bolts, leading to vibration of the cooling fan, the overextension of the tension belt actuator, the failure of the…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.