# Accident 20220301003629A: Robinson Helicopter Company R22, Fallston, MD, March 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2022, 11:20 local time
- Place: Fallston, MD
- Airport: Fallston Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 7M4S
- Location: 39.5013° N, 76.4113° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5013&lon=-76.4113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N786SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,038 total, 828 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220301003629A

## Narrative

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

FALLSTON, MD (W42): N786SH, R22, DURING HOVER TAXI ON RUNWAY 22, CAUGHT A SKID AND TIPPED OVER. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE

HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON TO RIGHT SIDE WHILE IN HOVERING FLIGHT WHEN RIGHT SKID STRUCK 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 ERA22LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA140), Mar 1, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N786SH), Fallston, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's unstabilized hover, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student and his…

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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