# Accident 20210827013099A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Arnaudville, LA, August 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2021, 07:15 local time
- Place: Arnaudville, LA
- Airport: Behavioral Health Center Helip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 7NHG
- Location: 30.3953° N, 91.9346° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3953&lon=-91.9346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827SH) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210827013099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AFTER LANDING HE PICKED UP TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT. AT ABOUT 5 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SPINNING TO THE RIGHT AND HE LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CEN21LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA389), Aug 27, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N827SH), Arnaudville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor drive due to a fatigue failure of the tail rotor gearbox output shaft, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.

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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