Robinson R22 BETA N927SH

Summary

On 24 May 2010 at about 12:45 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N927SH was involved in an accident near Pearsall, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 May 2010 at 12:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pearsall, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mc Kinley Field (T30)

Coordinates

28.8189, -98.9922

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N927SH

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pearsall → Pearsall

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA268

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to see and avoid the power lines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he and a passenger were checking fields and areas around the fields for any problems or damage. While flying east the pilot put the helicopter into a slip and descent to the north (left) to look at something closer on the left side of the helicopter. During the descent the helicopter hit unseen power lines on its left side, breaking the power lines and seriously injuring the passenger in the left seat. The pilot landed nearby and called for medical assistance for the passenger. The passenger later stated they had been hunting hogs at the time of the accident and the hog they were after had gone under the helicopter from the right to the left and "the pilot put the helicopter into a left slip" and that was the last thing he could remember about the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.