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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Yoakum, TX · June 17, 2022

Date: June 17, 2022 · 08:20 local
Place: Yoakum, TX
Airport: Yoakum Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: V79S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N743DP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA304
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,457 total39 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N743DPRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3429 · Built 2003 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted, A Robinson R-22 beta ii, while on a solo cross country flight from huber airpark civic club LLC airport (E70) to roger m dreyer memorial airport (T20), hallettsville municipal airport (34R), Yoakum Municipal Airport (T85) landing back at E70, with landings at T20, 34R, and T85, pilot was on final approach to T85 and at approxiamtely 5' to 10' agle the aircraft began descending/settling faster than anticipated. Pilot in command (PIC) attempted to fly forward, however the airecraft continueds to settle and struck the ground. The hard landing resulted in substantial damage to the landing skids and aircraft frame, no post crash fire, fuel leak, or injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A ROBINSON R-22 BETA II, WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM HUBER AIRPARK CIVIC CLUB LLC AIRPORT (E70) TO ROGER M DREYER MEMORIAL AIRPORT (T20), HALLETTSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (34R), YOAKUM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (T85) LANDING BACK AT E70, WITH LANDINGS AT T20, 34R, AND T85, PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO T85 AND AT APPROXIAMTELY 5' TO 10' AGLE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING/SETTLING FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED. PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ATTEMPTED TO FLY FORWARD, HOWEVER THE AIRECRAFT CONTINUEDS TO SETTLE AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING SKIDS AND AIRCRAFT FRAME, NO POST CRASH FIRE, FUEL LEAK, OR INJURIES REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA304Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportYoakum, TXThe pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to a settling with power condition, which resulted in a hard landing.Jun 17, 2022 · Substantial damage