# Accident 20220405004899A: Robinson Helicopter Company R22, Dundee, TX, April 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Dundee, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6099° N, 99.7857° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-99.7857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999FR-2022-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (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 COMPANY R22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,275 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220405004899A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 5, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT, A ROBINSON R22 BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N999FR,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AFTER THE ROTORCRAFT, THAT WAS UNOCCUPIED BUT IN OPERATION, ENCOUNTERED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THIS EVENT OCCURRED AT 33° 43' 28.70"N AND 98° 58' 16.58"W NEAR DUNDEE, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN OBSERVATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM 33° 43' 28.70"N AND 98° 58' 16.58"W AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT.

## 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 CEN22LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA167), Apr 5, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N999FR), Hawley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s poor decision to exit the helicopter with the engine and main rotor still operating.

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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