# Accident 20220727013169A: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 MARINER, Pembroke Pines, FL, July 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2022, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0012° N, 80.2407° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0012&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42WC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42WC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 MARINER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 669 total, 409 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727013169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE HOVERING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET BETWEEN RUNWAYS 10L AND 10R. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN, STRUCK THE GROUND, AND ROLLED COMING TO A STOP ON ITS 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 ERA22LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA340), Jul 27, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R22 Mariner (N42WC), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s tail rotor blades, which resulted in a failure of the tail rotor drive system, and an inflight loss of yaw control from which the flight instructor was…

## Other reports on N42WC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940707017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707017769A), Jul 7, 1994: Robsin R22MARINER (N42WC), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor effectivness. Autorotated to a beach. Tail rotor shaft disconnected. Key not installed at factory.

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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