# Accident 20220617010579A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Yoakum, TX, June 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2022, 08:20 local time
- Place: Yoakum, TX
- Airport: Yoakum Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: V79S
- Location: 29.3132° N, 97.1385° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3132&lon=-97.1385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743DP) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,457 total, 39 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220617010579A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## 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 CEN22LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA304), Jun 17, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N743DP), Yoakum, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to a settling with power condition, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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