# Accident 20220415001739A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Gila Bend, AZ, April 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2022, 08:37 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QUHS
- Location: 32.9502° N, 112.6503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9502&lon=-112.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7516G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7516G-2024-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (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 R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220415001739A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE HELICOPTER ENGINE FAILED. IT APPEARS THAT THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY. THE ROTOR SYSTEM SLOWED TO A POINT WHERE RECOVERY WAS NOT PROBABLE. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE, SPUN APPROXIMATELY 85 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED ON TO IT'S RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 ANC22FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22FA030), Apr 15, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7516G), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing approach.

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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