# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA: Loss of control on ground NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB CEN25LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA063.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Springfield, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2024 · N3104U · Destroyed > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while turning on the blower fan switch after landing that resulted in a dynamic rollover sequence. - [NTSB WPR24LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA008.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Caldwell, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2023 · N838SH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a roll over. - [NTSB CEN23FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA183.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Brady, TX · Incident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 14, 2023 · N40506 · Substantial damage > The non-certificated pilot’s failure to ensure the collective friction control was adequately engaged during an on-ground engine run, which resulted in the helicopter inadvertently becoming airborne. Contributing to the crash were the pilot’s various physical… - [NTSB CEN18CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA294.md): Robinson R22 · Sterling City, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2018 · N410MM · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper decision to exit the helicopter without shutting down the engine, which allowed the collective/throttle to increase and resulted in a loss of control of the unattended helicopter. - [NTSB GAA18CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA210.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Franklin, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 11, 2018 · N622MP · Substantial damage > The pilot receiving instruction’s abrupt cyclic control input during the touch-down autorotation. - [NTSB GAA15CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA200.md): Robinson Helicopter R-22 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2015 · N520NS · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to arrest the descent rate, which resulted in a running landing, the left skid catching rough terrain, and the main rotor blades impacting the ground. - [NTSB CEN13LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA115.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Corcoran, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2012 · N27AT · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper decision to land the helicopter in a position that placed the tail rotor near tarps, which resulted in the tarps being lifted into the tail rotor, subsequent tail rotor damage, a loss of tail rotor authority, and an uncommanded tail rotor… - [NTSB WPR11CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA264.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 18, 2011 · N334DC · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during taxi, resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and a subsequent hard landing. - [NTSB WPR10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA262.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kona, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2010 · N220PE · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper use of the anti-torque controls and failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. - [NTSB CEN10CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA156.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 13, 2010 · N822SH · Substantial damage > The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, resulting in a dynamic rollover of the helicopter. - [NTSB ERA10CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA064.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Pahokee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2009 · N74632 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter. - [NTSB ERA10CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA039.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Scranton, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2009 · N822U · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter. - [NTSB ERA09CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA156.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 1, 2009 · N2620C · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during takeoff. Contributing to this accident was the interference of the flight controls by the heavy coat and boots the pilot was wearing. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640110', '7640103') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=7640110 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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