# NTSB MIA01LA172: Robinson R-22B, N7119D, Garner, NC, June 24, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 24, 2001, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Garner, NC - Coordinates: 35.689899, -78.620361 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6899&lon=-78.6204&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 52560 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA172 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52560/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA172 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the terrain while maneuvering, resulting in a collision with the terrain, and subsequent rollover. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - grass - Roll over, maneuvering ## Analysis According to the pilot, he had flown around his farm for about 15 minutes when he decided to set down in a cow pasture. As he departed the landing spot, he picked the rotorcraft up into about a 1- foot hover and began maneuvering. His left landing skid collided with a high growth of grass, and the rotorcraft sustained a rollover that caused substantial damage to the rotorcraft. ## Factual narrative On June 24, 2001, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R-22B, N7119D, registered to a private individual, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, sustained a roll over in the vicinity of Garner, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The rotorcraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot was not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the pilot, following a 15-minute flight around his farm he put the rotorcraft down in a cow pasture. As he was departing the landing spot, maneuvering in about a 1-foot hover above the ground, his left landing skid collided with a high growth of grass, and caused the rotorcraft to roll over. The main rotor struck the ground and the rotorcraft came to rest on its left side. He further stated that weather factors, rotorcraft flight control and engine operation were not factors. According to an FAA inspector, the pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings in a field on his property. On one liftoff, the pilot allowed the rotorcraft to drift left and settle slightly. The left front skid contacted the ground and the rotorcraft encountered a dynamic rollover condition. The pilot was unable to stop the rolling motion, and rolled onto the rotorcraft's left side, sustaining substantial damage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7119D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7119D), registered now, S/N 2939, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Robinson R-22B - Registry model: [Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (registry code 7640110) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Helicopter - Serial number: 2939 - Airframe hours: 220 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Curtiss Dail - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2001, 40 hours before - Departed: Garner, NC ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 7, 2001; seat: right; flight hours: 2,232 total, 265 in this make and model, 1,843 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: RDU, 14 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010624014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624014489A), Jun 24, 2001: Robsin R22BETA, Garner, NC, Substantial damage. (.19)On June 24, 2001, about 1540 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R-22B, N7119D, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.