# Accident 20220406001729A: Robinson Helicopter Company R22, Mesa, AZ, April 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2022, 20:21 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Phx-Mesa Gateway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QUHS
- Location: 33.3078° N, 111.6555° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3078&lon=-111.6555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19VH-2023-03-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 177 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220406001729A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 6, 2022, A 2004 ROBINSON R22, N19VH, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR22LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA146), Apr 7, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N19VH), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while on the ground when his attention was diverted, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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