# Accident 20211110019189A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Freer, TX, November 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Freer, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8828° N, 98.6178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8828&lon=-98.6178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7198A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7198A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,762 total, 3,590 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211110019189A

## Narrative

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

AROUND 1:00 PM ON 11/10/2021, PILOT STATED HE STARTED FLYING A R22 (N7198A) TO CAPTURE DEER ON XM VILLA RANCH (16893 EAST STATE HIGHWAY 44, ENCINAL, TX).  AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CATCH DEER FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, PILOT SPOTTED A DEER, TURNED DOWNWIND TO CHASE THE DEER FLYING BETWEEN 15-20 FEET AGL AND GOT INTO ?SETTLING WITH POWER? CONDITION.  PILOT FELT A SHUDDER AND STATED HE KNEW WHAT HE DID.  PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE HELICOPTER STRAIGHT, FLAT, AND UPRIGHT DURING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE HELICOPTER BOUNCED 2-3 TIMES FORWARD.  DURING THE BOUNCE, THE MAIN ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE TAIL ROTOR BOOM AND SEVERED THE BOOM OFF.  THE HELICOPTER REMAINED UPRIGHT ON THE SKIDS.  NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.  THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS BETWEEN 1:30-2:00 PM.

## 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 CEN22LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA033), Nov 10, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7198A), Freer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter with ‘settling with power’ while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a rapid descent and subsequent hard 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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